Noun
die Schweigepflicht
Pronunciation: /ˈʃvaɪ̯ɡəˌp͡flɪçt/
duty of confidentiality
The German noun Schweigepflicht means duty of confidentiality in English.
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plural Schweigepflichten
All meanings of Schweigepflicht
Noun
- duty of confidentiality
- vow of silence
- confidentiality requirement (e.g. physician-patient, attorney-client, or priest–penitent privilege)
Schweigepflicht in a German sentence
Im Krankenhaus unterliegen alle Mitarbeiter der Schweigepflicht.
At the hospital all staff are bound by a duty of confidentiality.
Forms of Schweigepflicht
singular
die Schweigepflicht
plural
die Schweigepflichten
Schweigepflicht in the four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Schweigepflicht
Accusativedie Schweigepflicht
Dativeder Schweigepflicht
Genitiveder Schweigepflicht
Plural
Nominativedie Schweigepflichten
Accusativedie Schweigepflichten
Dativeden Schweigepflichten
Genitiveder Schweigepflichten