husband-wife privilege
noun
Simple meaning
Neither spouse can divulge confidential communications from the other while they were married.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
huhzbandwyfprihvluhjSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈhʌzˈbændˈwaɪfpɹɪvlədʒ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
Neither spouse can divulge confidential communications from the other while they were married
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
This meaning: Neither spouse can divulge confidential communications from the other while they were married
Used this way, husband-wife privilege is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in relationships contexts.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Where it naturally appears
- Relationships
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