Meaning of disclosure in English:

disclosure

Pronunciation /dɪsˈkləʊʒə/

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noun

mass noun

1The action of making new or secret information known.
‘a judge ordered the disclosure of the documents’
- ‘The dilemma of whether or not to release information illustrates that disclosure is an area of fine judgments.’
- ‘Perhaps in ordinary parlance this is disclosure of confidential information in the interests of the bank.’
- ‘Thus, it might be asked why disclosure of information is not separately mentioned in the above typology.’
- ‘Much fuller disclosure of information is required when the final assessment of costs takes place.’
- ‘And even if disclosure was ordered by the judge, the minister should have a right of appeal.’
- ‘The order for disclosure prescribed a period of 42 days for providing the documents.’
- ‘So, disclosure by the prosecutors may flush out some pleas of guilty and shorten one side of the case.’
- ‘There can, however, be no question of cross-examining or seeking disclosure from the judge.’
- ‘Indeed, it may order disclosure of evidence necessary for disposing fairly of the application.’
- ‘If they are not so justified, then the judge will need to adopt a robust approach in declining to order disclosure.’
- ‘Only exceptionally is it appropriate for the Court to exercise its power to order disclosure.’
- ‘When that application was made, again I did not order disclosure of any material.’
- ‘There was no question at any time of going to a court for an order for disclosure.’
- ‘If he is so satisfied, he still is left with the task of deciding whether as a matter of discretion he should order disclosure.’
- ‘There is urgency in the plaintiff gaining full disclosure of all relevant documents.’
- ‘It can result in a trial being impossible because it would involve the disclosure of further secret information.’
- ‘It is difficult to see how any third party could now be adversely affected by disclosure of any of the information sought.’
- ‘A more robust system, requiring full disclosure of information, is urgently required.’
- ‘One of the things that is starting to become more significant is disclosure of information.’
- ‘The section provided for criminal sanctions against authorised disclosure.’
revelation, surprising fact, divulgence, declaration, announcement, news, report
publishing, broadcasting
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1. 1.1count noun A fact, especially a secret, that is made known.
  ‘the government's disclosures about missile programmes’
  ‘These disclosures allowed account holders to cap the level of penalties and interest relating to their unpaid tax.’
  ‘Their holidays were shattered daily with embarrassing, and potentially fatal, headlines and disclosures.’
  ‘As yet there is no word on the disclosures from Downing Street.’
  ‘At the time of the original disclosures last year, press reports stated that many of his subjects were indigent black women.’
  ‘He reads press accounts and public disclosures about his competitor, but that's of limited use.’
  ‘Of course, anybody else could read the technical disclosures and innovate based on them, too.’
  ‘These disclosures caused the government considerable embarrassment.’
  ‘Very often therefore truthful disclosures are bound to sound like defamation rather than objective exposure.’
  ‘The timing of disclosures has also been most unfortunate.’
  ‘I sense that we are in for a few more nasty disclosures before we're through.’
  ‘It would have also explicitly prohibited the penalisation of employees found to have made disclosures in such circumstances.’
  ‘If there is vagueness in his disclosures about how he will approach management, there is no mistaking the belief that underpins them.’
  ‘If you have enjoyed these disclosures, perhaps you would care to submit your questions to me, and I will make this a regular feature.’
  ‘Nowadays, major disclosures of the soon-to-be recipients of knighthoods and peerages are commonplace.’
  ‘Of course there have been interesting disclosures about the man and his presidency.’
  ‘Nothing underlines this issue like the recent disclosures of public figures who lie about their age.’
  ‘Far from counting against the honours system, the latest rash of disclosures should be used to improve and reinforce it.’
  ‘The author admits that he has instead pieced together a set of disclosures that have already appeared in print over the last year or so.’
  ‘I have honestly lost count of the number of people who stopped me to talk about the disclosures.’
  ‘The disclosures, made in a series of e-mails, appear to be a breach of the code of conduct for ministers.’
  report, announcement, story, account
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