private or 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 — 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… …
3communication — communicational, adj. /keuh myooh ni kay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of communicating; fact of being communicated. 2. the imparting or interchange of thoughts, opinions, or information by speech, writing, or signs. 3. something imparted,… …
4private — /ˈpraɪvət / (say pruyvuht) adjective 1. belonging to some particular person or persons; belonging to oneself; being one s own: private property. 2. relating to or affecting a particular person or a small group of persons; individual; personal:… …
5privileged communication — n 1: confidential communication 2 a: a defamatory communication that does not expose the party making it to the liability that would follow from it if not privileged – called also absolutely privileged communication; b: a defamatory stat …
6Privileged Communication — Interaction between two parties in which the law recognizes a private, protected relationship. Whatever is communicated between these pairs of parties shall remain confidential, and the law cannot force disclosure of these communications. The… …
7confidence — n. 1. Trust, faith, belief, reliance, dependence. 2. Boldness, courage, intrepidity, assurance, firmness, self reliance. 3. Secret, private or confidential communication. 4. Intimacy, confidential relations …
8Mediation — For the Wikipedia mediation process for resolving disputes, see Wikipedia:Mediation. For other uses, see Mediation (disambiguation) …
9The Seal of Confession — The Law of the Seal of Confession † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Law of the Seal of Confession In the Decretum of the Gratian who compiled the edicts of previous councils and the principles of Church law which he published about 1151,… …
10Legal professional privilege (England & Wales) — In England and Wales, the principle of legal professional privilege has long been recognised by the common law. It is seen as a fundamental principle of justice, and grants a protection from disclosing evidence. It is a right that attaches to the …
