simple past tense and past participle of privilege

Having special privileges. / (law) Not subject to legal discovery due to a protected status.

plural of absolute privilege

plural of attorney-client privilege

(sociology) The collective advantages that white people are granted and enjoy in a society, usually apart from demonstrable merit, as contrasted against the advantages (or lack thereof) of non-whites of the same society.

(law) The exemption of a witness from court duty until summoned and compensated for their expense.

(LGBT, neologism) The social advantage enjoyed by those who are cisgender/cissexual.

plural of writ of privilege

An order for the release of a person from custody.

(law) A privilege given to lawmakers to prevent them from being sued for libel or slander due to statements made on the floor, regardless of whether they were made in good faith.