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,