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
Perhaps the facts may have been communicated to him under the seal of secrecy, and if so he showed firmness in that he had shared in the plunder with Deane and Beaumarchais.
From The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. I. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England; to which is added a Sketch of Paine by William Cobbett by Moncure Daniel Conway
Only in whispers at the dead of night to the most trusted friend under the seal of secrecy can we think of criticizing it.
From Marge Askinforit by Barry Pain
He then recounted, under seal of secrecy, the whole story as we have seen it.
From A Republic Without a President and Other Stories by Herbert D. (Herbert Dickinson) Ward
The seal of secrecy had been removed by the commander, and he had not been instructed to be silent.
From Asiatic Breezes Students on The Wing by Oliver Optic
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