confidentiality agreement

noun

: nondisclosure agreement
The company required that candidates for high-level positions agree to sign a confidentiality agreement before being hired.
In Houston this month, Gibson screened the unfinished film for a group of Catholic, Jewish and Protestant leaders—all of whom signed a confidentiality agreement.Richard Corliss

Examples of confidentiality agreement in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Everyone in the room had signed confidentiality agreements. Judith Regan, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Apr. 2024 The law originated during private negotiations between unions and the industry, including the unusual step of signing confidentiality agreements. Terry Chea, Fortune, 31 Mar. 2024 Prosecutors said the trio signed confidentiality agreements in June 2021 when they were approached to become early investors in Digital World Acquisition, the blank-check company. Reuters, NBC News, 3 Apr. 2024 In 2021, Trump sued his niece Mary Trump, The New York Times and three of its reporters over an alleged breach of a confidentiality agreement related to his tax records. Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 12 Jan. 2024 Singapore’s tourism board and culture ministry have since confirmed that Swift received a government grant, but declined to give details on whether the money came with an exclusivity condition, citing confidentiality agreements. Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 29 Feb. 2024 Mayes asked a judge in December to void a confidentiality agreement between Ridges at Peoria and a family alleging neglect. Caitlin McGlade, The Arizona Republic, 28 Feb. 2024 Also known as a confidentiality agreement, an NDA is a legal contract that is designed to keep specific information from becoming public. Stephen Key, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024 The Securities and Exchange Commission alleged Tuesday that J.P. Morgan Securities had prevented hundreds of advisory clients and brokerage customers from reporting potential violations of securities law to regulators with confidentiality agreements. Ben Glickman, WSJ, 16 Jan. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1969, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of confidentiality agreement was in 1969

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“Confidentiality agreement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/confidentiality%20agreement. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.

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