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confidential
01
(of information) given in confidence or in secret
02
entrusted with private information and the confidence of another
03
the level of official classification for documents next above restricted and below secret; available only to persons authorized to see documents so classified
04
denoting confidence or intimacy
Example
The company consigned the confidential documents to a secure vault for protection.
The security breach gave away confidential patient records.
The spy slipped a confidential message into the diplomat's pocket during the crowded reception.
He stored confidential paperwork securely in the locked file cabinet.
The investigative journalist wrung valuable information out of her confidential sources.
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