Privilege
Definition
A legal protection against specified disclosure that depends on the relevant law.
Related terms
- Confidentiality
- The property that information is not disclosed to unauthorised individuals, processes, or devices. Protected by access controls, encryption, and need-to-know policies. Breached...
- Expert Opinion
- A conclusion that requires the analyst's professional judgment, for example that a series of transactions was designed to circumvent internal controls. It...
- Multiple Relationship
- Overlapping roles or relationships that can create conflicts or affect objectivity.
- Referral Question
- The legal or practical question that defines the assessment task.
- Ultimate Issue
- The central question the court must decide: guilty or not guilty, liable or not liable. Traditionally experts were prohibited from expressing opinions...