1. Assured expectation; firm trust; faith (the partner has confidence in the associate’s work).
2. Reliance on another’s discretion; a relation of trust (she took her coworker into her confidence).
3. A communication made in trust and not intended for public disclosure; specif., a communication protected by the attorney–client or similar privilege (the confidences between lawyer and client). • Under the ABA Code of Professional Responsibility, a lawyer cannot reveal a client’s confidence unless the client consents after full disclosure. DR 4–101. Cf. SECRET(2). [Cases: Witnesses 189–223. C.J.S. Witnesses §§ 302–312, 314–389.] — confide, vb.
