confidential
adjective
- bearing the classification confidential, usually being above restricted and below secret.
- limited to persons authorized to use information, documents, etc., so classified.Compare classification(def 5).
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confidence, familiarity, understanding, friendship, affection, mystery, isolation, solitude, reticence, silence, affinity, acquaintance, experience, communion, inwardness, seclusion, quiet, sequestration, aloofness, retirementExamples from the Web for confidentiality
Contemporary Examples of confidentiality
Kids approaching adolescence get a brief discussion about confidentiality.
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November 14, 2014
The reason we have confidentiality is so that people are not forced to go home.
Donald Sterling apparently sought to ensure it stayed that way by including a confidentiality clause when he settled the suit.
Promised (and delivered) confidentiality and anonymity, arrestees had nothing to lose—and, therefore, tons to offer.
She also signed a confidentiality agreement, according to the Sun-Times.
Historical Examples of confidentiality
There is a second insurance-related issue that has to do with confidentiality.
When You Don't Know Where to TurnSteven J. Bartlett
I have tried to give a realistic picture of confidentiality in therapy.
When You Don't Know Where to TurnSteven J. Bartlett
There are two central questions relating to confidentiality that I want to raise here.
When You Don't Know Where to TurnSteven J. Bartlett
There may or may not be special laws in your state to protect the confidentiality of psychotherapy.
When You Don't Know Where to TurnSteven J. Bartlett
Accidental or inadvertent breaks of confidentiality sometimes can also occur.
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