The Collaborative International Dictionary
Confidential \Con`fi*den"tial\, a. [Cf. F. confidentiel.]
Enjoying, or treated with, confidence; trusted in; trustworthy; as, a confidential servant or clerk.
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Communicated in confidence; secret. ``Confidential messages.''
--Burke.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.
Usage examples of "confidential communication".
If at the time of that conversation the defendant chose to waive the privilege of the confidential communication and state what her attorney has told her, then the witness can repeat that conversation.
One important-looking confidential communication came in to Rove from one of Bush senior's friends, so Rove took it to the Oval Office.
A long and confidential communication now succeeded, during which the young man received some additional insight into his duty, from the experience and native acuteness of his commander, and then the former took his leave.
I am not asking for any confidential communication which came to him from one of his clients.
A plainly confidential communication, and unexpected talk of trust and liking, made up an uneasy conjunction of which she would as soon have no part.
This gave the feeling of there being someone behind her shoulder and with whom the man was in confidential communication.