Privileged
"Everything is in (admissible) except for LLP (legal professional privilege)," Arbuthnot said. She was referring to emails Mallya had exchanged with his Indian lawyers, which will not be admissible, for now. The prosecution had sought for those emails, which would normally be privileged, to become part of their evidence, claiming they proved Mallya had fraudulent plans to avoid his liabilities to the banks.
I read the above in the Times of India.
Please explain the grammatical form and function of "privileged". What does it mean here?
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Jigneshbharati "privileged" It's an adjective functioning as a complement after a linking verb ( would be ). In the given context it means off-limits to prosecutors, something that cannot be revealed to them without breaking a law. CJ
- Jigneshbharati "privileged" It's an adjective functioning as a complement after a linking verb ( would be ).
- In the given context it means off-limits to prosecutors, something that cannot be revealed to them without breaking a law.
- CJ
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Jigneshbharati"privileged"
It's an adjective functioning as a complement after a linking verb (would be).
In the given context it means off-limits to prosecutors, something that cannot be revealed to them without breaking a law.
CJ
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