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

Taken together, these filings depict a system where confidential communication with an attorney is structurally impossible.

From Slate

Once someone is found, confidential communication is almost impossible.

From Slate

In addition to investigators, the unit will include an advocate who will maintain regular and confidential communication with families of victims, using culturally appropriate and trauma-informed practices, and serve as a go-between for families and law enforcement.

From Seattle Times

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

The Priestley letter was “a confidential communication” that was “never meant to trouble the public mind.”

From Literature