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Confidential

Confidential Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Confidential? [adj] the level of official classification for documents next above restricted and below secret; available only to persons authorized to see documents so classified [adj] denoting confidence or intimacy; "a confidential approach"; "in confidential tone of voice" [adj] (of information) given in confidence or in secret; "closet information"; "this arrangement must be kept confidential"; "their secret communications" [adj] entrusted with private information and the confidence of another; "a confidential secretary" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Confidential: classified \| close \| closet(a) \| private \| secret Related Terms \| Find terms related to Confidential: auricular \| between us \| chummy \| classified \| close \| closet \| esoteric \| hushed \| hush-hush \| in petto \| inside \| intimate \| not for publication \| off the record \| private \| privileged \| sealed \| secret \| thick \| tried \| trustworthy \| trusty \| under privilege \| unpublishable See Also \| Confidential In Webster's Dictionary \Con`fi*den"tial\, a. [Cf. F. confidentiel.] 1. Enjoying, or treated with, confidence; trusted in; trustworthy; as, a confidential servant or clerk. 2. 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.

Confidential Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Confidential?

[adj] the level of official classification for documents next above restricted and below secret; available only to persons authorized to see documents so classified
[adj] denoting confidence or intimacy; "a confidential approach"; "in confidential tone of voice"
[adj] (of information) given in confidence or in secret; "closet information"; "this arrangement must be kept confidential"; "their secret communications"
[adj] entrusted with private information and the confidence of another; "a confidential secretary"

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Confidential In Webster's Dictionary

\Con`fi*den"tial\, a. [Cf. F. confidentiel.]
1. Enjoying, or treated with, confidence; trusted in;
   trustworthy; as, a confidential servant or clerk.

2. 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.

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