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

He told them, under seal of secrecy, Storri's programme, and put before them the documents, Russian, Canadian, and Chinese.

From The President A novel by Lewis, Alfred Henry

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)

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

The king, at first, cautiously sounded him, in order to discover whether this confidant of the queen's knew aught of what had happened, and then, under the seal of secrecy, informed him of all.

From On the Heights A Novel by Auerbach, Berthold