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# confidentiality

«confidentiality» in Mova's school dictionary: **Keeping private information secret and only sharing it…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (confidentiality, uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Keeping private information secret and only sharing it with people who are allowed to know it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/confidentiality/#m1)

2) (law) A duty or agreement to keep information private, as doctors, lawyers and counsellors must. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/confidentiality/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In adult life, doctors, nurses, school counsellors and banks keep information confidential. In PSHE lessons, pupils learn that school staff keep things private except when a child might be in danger — then they must tell people who can help. It tells the reader information is private and protected. Phrases: «patient confidentiality», «a confidentiality agreement», «in confidence».

### examples

- Doctors must respect patient confidentiality. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/confidentiality/#x1)
- The counsellor explained the rules about confidentiality. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/confidentiality/#x2)
- Mum signed a confidentiality agreement at her new job. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/confidentiality/#x3)
- Confidentiality means your records are not shown to strangers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/confidentiality/#x4)
- If you are in danger, a teacher must share the information to keep you safe. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/confidentiality/#x5)
- The bank takes confidentiality seriously. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/confidentiality/#x6)

### note

Uncountable. Adjective: confidential (private, secret). Say «kon-fih-den-shee-AL-ih-tee». Confidentiality has limits: staff must act to protect children's safety.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «confidentiality» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/confidentiality/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.