confidential communication

American  

noun

Law.

1. a confidential statement made to a lawyer, doctor, or pastor, or to one's spouse, privileged against disclosure in court if the privilege is claimed by the client, patient, penitent, or spouse.

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Etymology

Origin of confidential communication

First recorded in 1790–1800

Example Sentences

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confidential communication

The existence of a confidential communication channel between Mary and Castelnau was well-known to historians, and even to the English government at the time.

From BBC ● Feb. 8, 2023

Mr. Rusesabagina and his lawyers also said that his rights to confidential communication and his ability to prepare his defense while he was in jail were repeatedly violated.

From New York Times ● Apr. 4, 2022

The potential false sense of security is an especially important warning sign for reporters and their sources, who have turned increasingly to encrypted apps for confidential communication as such services have proliferated in recent years.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 18, 2018

Because it’s illegal in California to record or eavesdrop on confidential communication without the consent of all parties, CMP is potentially on the hook for treble damages for the recordings they made.

From Slate ● Jan. 26, 2016

The day before this gathering was held, he called together the leaders of the various parties, so the story runs, among them the Social Democrats, and transmitted to them a confidential communication.

From The Future Belongs to the People by Karl Paul August Friedrich Liebknecht