testimonial privilege

A right not to testify based on a claim of privilege; a privilege that overrides a witness’s duty to disclose matters within the witness’s knowledge, whether at trial or by deposition. [Cases: Witnesses 297. C.J.S. Witnesses § 522.]

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译者Mathew，国际知名法学院国际仲裁与争端解决专业，擅长翻译各种与美国国内仲裁相关的法律文件。