Confidential communication
- Confidential communication
- Confidential Con`fi*den"tial, a. [Cf. F. confidentiel.]
1. Enjoying, or treated with, confidence; trusted in;
trustworthy; as, a confidential servant or clerk.
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2. Communicated in confidence; secret. ``Confidential
messages.'' --Burke.
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{Confidential communication} (Law) See {Privileged
communication}, under {Privileged}.
{Confidential creditors}, those whose claims are of such a
character that they are entitled to be paid before other
creditors.
{Confidential debts}, debts incurred for borrowed money, and
regarded as having a claim to be paid before other debts.
--McElrath.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
2000.
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confidential communication — con·fi·den·tial communication /ˌkän fə den chəl / n: a communication between parties to a confidential relation (as husband and wife, attorney and client, or doctor and patient) such that the recipient of the communication has a privilege… … Law dictionary
confidential communication — noun : privileged communication 1 * * * Law. a confidential statement made to a lawyer, doctor, or pastor, or to one s husband or wife, privileged against disclosure in court if the privilege is claimed by the client, patient, penitent, or spouse … Useful english dictionary
confidential communication — Privileged communications such as those between spouses, physician patient, attorney client, confessor penitent, etc. Such are privileged at the option of the spouse witness, client witness and penitent witness. Confidential communication is… … Black's law dictionary
confidential communication — Privileged communications such as those between spouses, physician patient, attorney client, confessor penitent, etc. Such are privileged at the option of the spouse witness, client witness and penitent witness. Confidential communication is… … Black's law dictionary
confidential communication — Law. a confidential statement made to a lawyer, doctor, or pastor, or to one s husband or wife, privileged against disclosure in court if the privilege is claimed by the client, patient, penitent, or spouse. Also called privileged communication.… … Universalium
communication — com·mu·ni·ca·tion /kə ˌmyü nə kā shən/ n: the expression to another of information or thoughts through speech, writing, or gestures see also confidential communication, privileged communication Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster … Law dictionary
Confidential — Con fi*den tial, a. [Cf. F. confidentiel.] 1. Enjoying, or treated with, confidence; trusted in; trustworthy; as, a confidential servant or clerk. [1913 Webster] 2. Communicated in confidence; secret. Confidential messages. Burke. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Confidential creditors — Confidential Con fi*den tial, a. [Cf. F. confidentiel.] 1. Enjoying, or treated with, confidence; trusted in; trustworthy; as, a confidential servant or clerk. [1913 Webster] 2. Communicated in confidence; secret. Confidential messages. Burke.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Confidential debts — Confidential Con fi*den tial, a. [Cf. F. confidentiel.] 1. Enjoying, or treated with, confidence; trusted in; trustworthy; as, a confidential servant or clerk. [1913 Webster] 2. Communicated in confidence; secret. Confidential messages. Burke.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
confidential — con·fi·den·tial /ˌkän fi den chəl/ adj 1: known or conveyed only to a limited number of people a confidential disclosure 2: marked by or indicative of intimacy, mutual trust, or willingness to confide esp. between parties one of whom is in a… … Law dictionary
