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title: confidentiality — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «confidentiality» in the school dictionary: Keeping private information secret and only sharing it with people who are allowed to know it. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# confidentiality

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**Who acts:** people, Doctors, counsellor, Mum, Confidentiality, your · **What happens:** keep, share, allow, know, respect, explain · **To what, where:** private information secret, secret, people, information, patient confidentiality, rules · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«confidentiality» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [confidentiality in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/confidentiality.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Keeping private information secret and only sharing it with people who are allowed to know it.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:confidentiality:m1:1
# text = Keeping private information secret and only sharing it with people who are allowed to know it.
1	Keeping	keep	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	private	private	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	information	information	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	secret	secret	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	only	only	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	sharing	share	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	conj	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
11	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	13	nsubj:pass	_	_
12	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux:pass	_	_
13	allowed	allow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	acl:relcl	_	_
14	to	to	PART	TO	_	15	mark	_	_
15	know	know	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	xcomp	_	_
16	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | gerund |  | private information secret |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent secret=Theme |
| 2 | **share** | gerund |  | secret |  |  |  | with people | tree rules |
| 3 | **allow** | present · passive |  | people |  |  |  |  | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP S»: subject=Beneficiary clause=Eventuality |
| 4 | **know** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | people *not said here* | secret |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: law — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A duty or agreement to keep information private, as doctors, lawyers and counsellors must.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:confidentiality:m2:1
# text = A duty or agreement to keep information private, as doctors, lawyers and counsellors must.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	duty	duty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	agreement	agreement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	acl	_	_
7	information	information	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
8	private	private	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
10	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
11	doctors	doctor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	lawyers	lawyer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	conj	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	counsellors	counsellor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	conj	_	_
16	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | to-infinitive |  | information |  |  |  | private *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent information=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Doctors must respect patient confidentiality.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:confidentiality:x1:1
# text = Doctors must respect patient confidentiality.
1	Doctors	doctor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	respect	respect	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	patient	patient	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	confidentiality	confidentiality	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **respect** | must | Doctors | patient confidentiality |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer confidentiality=Stimulus |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The counsellor explained the rules about confidentiality.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:confidentiality:x2:1
# text = The counsellor explained the rules about confidentiality.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	counsellor	counsellor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	explained	explain	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	rules	rule	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	about	about	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	confidentiality	confidentiality	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **explain** *speech: assert* | past | the counsellor | the rules |  |  |  | about confidentiality | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rule=Topic |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Mum signed a confidentiality agreement at her new job.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:confidentiality:x3:1
# text = Mum signed a confidentiality agreement at her new job.
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	signed	sign	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	confidentiality	confidentiality	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	agreement	agreement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
8	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sign** | past | Mum | a confidentiality agreement |  | Mum's new job |  |  | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.theme PP.destination»: agent=Agent agreement=Theme at job=Destination |
| 2 | **job** |  | Mum |  |  |  |  |  | nom job «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Confidentiality means your records are not shown to strangers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:confidentiality:x4:1
# text = Confidentiality means your records are not shown to strangers.
1	Confidentiality	confidentiality	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	records	record	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
6	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
7	shown	show	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	ccomp	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	strangers	stranger	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Confidentiality |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **not** **show** | present · passive |  | your records | strangers |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: subject=Topic to stranger=Recipient |
| 3 | **record** |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom record «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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If you are in danger, a teacher must share the information to keep you safe.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:confidentiality:x5:1
# text = If you are in danger, a teacher must share the information to keep you safe.
1	If	if	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
2	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	danger	danger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
9	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	share	share	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	information	information	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	advcl	_	_
15	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	14	obj	_	_
16	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | you |  |  | danger |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **share** | must | a teacher | the information |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **keep** | to-infinitive | a teacher *not said here* | you |  |  |  | safe *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The bank takes confidentiality seriously.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:confidentiality:x6:1
# text = The bank takes confidentiality seriously.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bank	bank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	takes	take	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	confidentiality	confidentiality	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	seriously	seriously	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | present | the bank | confidentiality |  |  |  | seriously *property* | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent confidentiality=Theme |

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