breach of confidentiality

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: failure to respect a person's privacy by telling another person private information

The doctor committed a breach of confidentiality.

Examples of breach of confidentiality in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Claims for tortious interference, civil conspiracy, defamation and breach of confidentiality are included, too. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 26 Dec. 2025

Joby also said the developer attempted to terminate the agreement, citing a breach of confidentiality. — Samantha Subin, CNBC, 20 Nov. 2025

Similarly, Mia said that writing down an alleged instance of abuse, or discussing with others, would’ve been a breach of confidentiality. — Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 2 June 2025

Sharing business documents, such as notes and minutes of meetings or transactional records, could well constitute sharing trade secrets and a breach of confidentiality, as in the case involving Samsung employees in 2023. — Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025

While over 70% of 80 eligible employees signed union authorization cards, the brewery's ownership wanted to review the cards on their own, which MASH says is a breach of confidentiality. — Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 20 Nov. 2024

The paper reported that at least one clinic staffer attempted to access Catherine’s medical records in breach of confidentiality. — Adela Suliman, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2024

It’s already named four former partners directly involved in the breach of confidentiality, two of whom have publicly denied any wrongdoing. — Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 26 June 2023

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