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Meanings of confidential in English

(Of information) given in confidence or in secret.

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They say that keeping that number a secret is simply industry practice.
Wired
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Methods: Review of previously secret tobacco industry documents available on the internet.
Pubmed
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But New Zealand's high rates of family violence are hardly a secret.
Radio NZ
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Hundreds have gone missing after seen last being taken by secret police.
Reuters
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Its secret nature, however, meant that this information was slow in coming.
Reuters

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Part 10governs the use of information including confidential information by various parties.
The Irish Times
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After another loud sigh, he said, 'I help companies protect confidential information.'
Think of a number
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People seeking asylum can ask for the case to stay completely confidential.
News.com.au
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Participants described close-knit communities with limited access to confidential reproductive health care.
Pubmed
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Petkova said Bulgaria will sign confidential agreements with the companies next month.
Reuters
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Police confirmed the attacks but said they were not on confidential data.
Reuters
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They said in a statement that terms of the agreement were confidential.
Reuters
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The German government declined comment, citing the confidential nature of the call.
Reuters
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I must please ask you to keep this confidential for the moment.
Death Trance
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The nuns have also set up a confidential telephone help line service.
The Irish Times
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She didn't particularly want to deal with any more confidential sources either.
By reason of insanity
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Further terms and conditions of the settlement are confidential, the company added.
Reuters
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Terms of the settlement were confidential, McNair family attorney Daryl Zaslow said.
Reuters
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Without seeming to have noticed anything, he said, in a confidential way:
The Blue Fairy Book
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All information is confidential and callers have the right to remain anonymous.
The South African
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The CADF said it will investigate how the confidential report became public.
BBC
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