Noun
die Schweigepflicht
Pronunciation: /ˈʃvaɪ̯ɡəˌp͡flɪçt/
duty of confidentiality
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plural Schweigepflichten
Meanings
Noun
- duty of confidentiality
- vow of silence
- confidentiality requirement (e.g. physician-patient, attorney-client, or priest–penitent privilege)
Example sentence
Im Krankenhaus unterliegen alle Mitarbeiter der Schweigepflicht.
At the hospital all staff are bound by a duty of confidentiality.
Word forms
singular
die Schweigepflicht
plural
die Schweigepflichten
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Schweigepflicht
Accusativedie Schweigepflicht
Dativeder Schweigepflicht
Genitiveder Schweigepflicht
Plural
Nominativedie Schweigepflichten
Accusativedie Schweigepflichten
Dativeden Schweigepflichten
Genitiveder Schweigepflichten
Usage
- der Schweigepflicht unterliegen — Be bound by a duty of confidentiality; unterliegen takes dative.
- Schweigepflicht / freiwilliges Schweigen — A professional or legal duty versus choosing not to speak.
Im Seminar wurde die Bedeutung der Schweigepflicht besprochen.
The importance of the duty of confidentiality was discussed in the seminar.