Schweigepflicht

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German

Etymology

schweigen +‎ Pflicht

Pronunciation

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

Noun

Schweigepflicht f (genitive Schweigepflicht, plural Schweigepflichten)

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

Declension

Declension of Schweigepflicht
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Schweigepflicht die Schweigepflichten
genitive einer der Schweigepflicht der Schweigepflichten
dative einer der Schweigepflicht den Schweigepflichten
accusative eine die Schweigepflicht die Schweigepflichten

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