How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. R. W. Holder. 2014.
PRIVILÉGES — PRIVILÉGES, CAS PRIVILÉGIÉS. L usage, qui prévaut presque toujours contre la raison, a voulu qu on appelât privilégiés les délits des ecclésiastiques et des moines contre l ordre civil, ce qui est pourtant très commun; et qu on nommât délits… … Dictionnaire philosophique de Voltaire
Privileges — This was the name given to the charters in which sov ereigns granted some persons or groups of persons (for example, the citizens of a city) certain liberties, such as exemption from some taxes or the right to create their own law and… … Historical Dictionary of the Netherlands
privileges and immunities — n. A phrase used in the Constitution to refer to rights and protections held by all U.S. citizens by virtue of their citizenship, such as the right to travel from state to state and to be accorded the same rights granted to citizens of those… … Law dictionary
Privileges and Immunities Clause — n often cap P&I&C 1: a clause in Article IV of the U.S. Constitution stating that the citizens of each state of the U.S. shall be entitled to all the privileges and immunities of citizens of the other states 2: a clause in Amendment XIV to the… … Law dictionary
Privileges, Ecclesiastical — • Exceptions to the Law made in favour of the clergy or in favour of consecrated and sacred objects and places. Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 … Catholic encyclopedia
Privileges and Immunities Clause — This article is about the Privileges and Immunities Clause of Article Four of the United States Constitution. For the related clause in the Fourteenth Amendment, see Privileges or Immunities Clause. United States of America This article is part… … Wikipedia
Privileges or Immunities Clause — Amendment XIV, Section 1, Clause 2 of the United States Constitution is known as the Privileges or Immunities Clause. It states:Drafting and adoptionThe primary author of the Privileges or Immunities Clause was Congressman John Bingham of Ohio.… … Wikipedia
privileges and immunities clause — There are two Privileges and Immunities Clauses in the federal Constitution and Amendments, the first being found in Art. IV, and the second in the 14th Amendment, No. 1, second sentence, clause 1. The provision in Art. IV states that The… … Black's law dictionary
Privilèges (essai) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Privilège. Privilèges Auteur Simone de Beauvoir Genre Essai Pays d origine … Wikipédia en Français
privileges and immunities — Synonymous terms in reference to the guarantee of the United States Constitution. 16 Am J2d Const L § 476. Of citizens of the several states within the meaning of the guarantee under Article IV § 2 of the United States Constitution:–the… … Ballentine's law dictionary
