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confidential communication

Defined in 3 dictionaries — Case Law, Ballentine's (1916), Burrill (1850)

Definitions from Case Law

From 291 U.S. 7 - Wolfle v. United States · 1934Most cited · 590 citing opinions

Communications between the spouses, privately made, are generally assumed to have been intended to be confidential, and hence they are privileged; but, wherever a communication, because of its nature or the circumstances under which it was made, was obviously not intended to be confidential, it is not a privileged communication

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

One concerning which the receiver need not testify.

A New Law Dictionary and Glossary

Alexander M. Burrill · 1850

See Privileged communication,