confidential communication
1confidential 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… …
2Confidential 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. [1913 Webster] 2. Communicated in confidence; secret. Confidential messages. Burke.… …
3confidential 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 …
4confidential 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… …
5confidential 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… …
6confidential 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.… …
7communication — 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 …
8Confidential — 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]… …
9Confidential 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.… …
10Confidential 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.… …
