Schweigepflicht

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German

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Etymology

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schweigen +‎ Pflicht

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʃvaɪ̯ɡəˌp͡flɪçt/
  • Hyphenation: Schwei‧ge‧pflicht
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪçt

Noun

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Schweigepflicht f (genitive Schweigepflicht, plural Schweigepflichten)

  1. vow of silence
  2. confidentiality requirement (e.g. physician-patient, attorney-client, or priest–penitent privilege)

Declension

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Further reading

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