BREACH OF CONFIDENCE
\bɹˈiːt͡ʃ ɒv kˈɒnfɪdəns], \bɹˈiːtʃ ɒv kˈɒnfɪdəns], \b_ɹ_ˈiː_tʃ ɒ_v k_ˈɒ_n_f_ɪ_d_ə_n_s]\
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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
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Platidiam
- An inorganic water-soluble platinum complex. After undergoing hydrolysis, it reacts DNA produce both intra interstrand crosslinks. These crosslinks appear to impair replication and transcription of DNA. The cytotoxicity cisplatin correlates with cellular arrest in G2 phase cell cycle.