confidentiality
noun/ˌkɒnfɪˌdenʃiˈæləti/
/ˌkɑːnfɪˌdenʃiˈæləti/
[uncountable]- a situation in which you expect somebody to keep information secret
- They signed a confidentiality agreement.
- All letters will be treated with complete confidentiality.
- He was fired for a breach of confidentiality (= an occasion when secret information was told to somebody else).
- She declined to give customers' names, citing client confidentiality.
Extra Examples- It is important to maintain strict confidentiality at all times.
- The prime minister refused to waive confidentiality.
- They urged lawmakers to include confidentiality provisions in any new system.
- To maintain patient confidentiality, the forms were anonymous.
- efforts to protect the confidentiality of the client
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- complete
- strict
- total
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- assure
- ensure
- guarantee
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- agreement
- clause
- law
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