An exchange of information between two individuals in a confidential relationship. A privileged communication is a private statement that must be kept in confidence by the recipient for the benefit of the communicator. Even if it is relevant to a case, a privileged communication cannot be used as evidence in court. Privileged communications are controversial because they exclude relevant facts from the truth-seeking process.
celibate(Noun) Person who is not married, especially one who has taken a religious vow not to get married, usually because of being a member of a religious community. celibate(Adjective) Not married. celibate(Adjective) Abstaining from sexual relations and pleasures.
(in Christianity) a man who has withdrawn from the world for religious reasons, especially as a member of an order of cenobites living according to a particular rule and under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience. 2. (in any religion) a man who is a member of a monastic order: a Buddhist monk.