nondisclosure

noun

non·​dis·​clo·​sure ˌnän-dis-ˈklō-zhər 

: failure or refusal to make something known : lack of disclosure

nondisclosure of a known problem with the property

—often used before another noun

… declined to name the victim companies, citing nondisclosure agreements it signed …

—John Markoff

Examples of nondisclosure in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Merchant also asked for a copy of the nondisclosure or confidentiality agreement that employees of the district attorney's office are required to sign, as well as a list of attorneys Willis had hired. —arkansasonline.com, 27 Feb. 2024

The overwhelming majority of legal settlement agreements have a confidentiality or nondisclosure provision. —Robert W. Wood, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024

Relationships like employer-employee or professional relationships between practitioners and their clients fall under the umbrella of mature legal instruments such as nondisclosure or noncompete agreements. —Majeed Javdani, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024

In the case of Trump, the company said the nondisclosure order deprived him of the opportunity to assert executive privilege over the material before it was provided to the special counsel. —Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1897, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing nondisclosure

• nondisclosure agreement

Rhymes for nondisclosure

• postexposure
• closure
• crozier
• hosier
• mosher
• composure
• cynosure
• disclosure
• enclosure
• exposure
• foreclosure
• inclosure

Legal Definition

nondisclosure

noun

non·​dis·​clo·​sure

ˌnän-dis-ˈklō-zhər

: failure to disclose