English Dictionary

attorney's work product

名詞

アメリカ英語 不可算名詞

(law, US): Evidence which a party to a lawsuit does not have to reveal during the discovery process because it represents the thought process of the attorney preparing for trial.

日本語の意味

弁護士が訴訟準備の過程で作成した、裁判戦略や検討内容などの記録であり、発見手続で開示義務が免除される証拠・資料。

The court ruled that the emails were protected as attorney's work product and could not be discovered by the plaintiff.

裁判所は、その電子メールが弁護士の訴訟準備資料として保護され、原告による開示を受けられないと判断しました。

意味（1）

(law, US): Evidence which a party to a lawsuit does not have to reveal during the discovery process because it represents the thought process of the attorney preparing for trial.