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 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

The senate, on voting to recommend the ratification of the treaty, removed the seal of secrecy, but forbade any publication of the treaty itself.

From Washington and the American Republic, Vol. 3. by Lossing, Benson John

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

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)