nonprivileged
Americanadjective
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(of a document, information, etc.) not of a particularly sensitive character and therefore not restricted to select individuals or groups; generally accessible.
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Law. (of an utterance or communication) of a kind that may result in a charge of libel or slander if conditions warrant.
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Law. (of an utterance or communication) liable to result in a demand that any testimony about it be presented in court.
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not among those who enjoy certain privileges or advantages; unprivileged.
Example Sentences
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A judge ordered USC to release “all available nonprivileged information” about Tyndall’s time at the university after The Times petitioned for access to the records.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2022
Meadows’ lawyer George Terwilliger told the court the former chief of staff has already provided the committee with all the nonprivileged information it is seeking and turned over a log of privileged material.
From Reuters ● Sep. 7, 2022
“I’ve tried to share nonprivileged information,” he said.
From New York Times ● Dec. 14, 2021
Specifically, the panel said the judge had failed to determine “whether the contested materials contain nonprivileged information and, if so, whether there is any feasible way to segregate the nonprivileged information from the privileged information.”
From Washington Post ● Apr. 26, 2021
This is pricing out many students from nonprivileged backgrounds.
From Scientific American ● Mar. 12, 2020
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