noun
right of private access to a lawyer
Legal term referring to a prisoner's right to meet and communicate with legal counsel in private.
被疑者は接見交通権を行使して弁護士と面会した。
The suspect exercised the right of private access to a lawyer and met with their attorney.
Compound of 接見 (private meeting, especially with a lawyer), 交通 (communication, interaction), and 権 (right). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is used in modern Japanese criminal procedure.