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
"I trust you will make no unfair use of the information it contains, part of which was confided to me privately, and under seal of secrecy, by Mr. Rawdon?"
From Two Knapsacks A Novel of Canadian Summer Life by Campbell, John
He recounted to me all that related to the unfortunate girl, but all under the seal of secrecy.
From The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution by Sue, Eug?ne
To him all should be revealed under the seal of secrecy, and he should advise them what was to be done.
From Weird Tales, Vol. II. by Hoffmann, E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus)
The letters had been obtained in England by Franklin and had been sent under the seal of secrecy to some of the Massachusetts leaders who, however, published them.
From The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 by Bolton, Herbert Eugene
