seal of secrecy

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Lord Widgery, Lord Chief Justice of England, ruled that the government cannot put a seal of secrecy on its internal business without convincing the court that silence is "clearly necessary in the public interest."

From Time Magazine Archive

In an unguarded moment the doctor had said that morning by chance, under the seal of secrecy, and to two ladies only, that the prince would wear pink rosettes in his black domino.

From Laboulaye's Fairy Book by Booth, Mary L. (Mary Louise)

Later, in a fight between wary capitalists where vigilance had to be met with vigilance, the seal of secrecy had been imperative.

From The Law of Hemlock Mountain by Lundsford, Hugh

He, being proud of the literary attainments of his wife, sent it around to his friends, under seal of secrecy.

From The Group A Farce by Moses, Montrose Jonas

If some good gentleman can only get the seal of secrecy removed I can show what was said and done.

From Abraham Lincoln: Was He A Christian? by Remsburg, John B.