BREACH OF CONFIDENCE
\bɹˈiːt͡ʃ ɒv kˈɒnfɪdəns], \bɹˈiːtʃ ɒv kˈɒnfɪdəns], \b_ɹ_ˈiː_tʃ ɒ_v k_ˈɒ_n_f_ɪ_d_ə_n_s]\
Sort: Oldest first
-
A common law tort that protects private information that is conveyed in confidence. A claim for breach of confidence typically requires the information to be of a confidential nature, which was communicated in confidence, and was disclosed to the detriment of the claimant.
By Henry Campbell Black
Word of the day
basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).