unseal

verb

un·​seal ˌən-ˈsēl 

unsealed; unsealing; unseals

transitive verb

: to break or remove the seal of : open

Examples of unseal in a Sentence

The court unsealed the documents in the Douglas trial today.

Recent Examples on the Web

All of this according to an indictment unsealed Tuesday by federal prosecutors in Los Angeles against seven co-conspirators who allegedly carried out the theft at the Flying J Travel Center in Lebec, Calif. —Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2025

Another layer was revealed June 6 when prosecutors unsealed grand jury indictments of the founder and president of Viet America Society, Peter Pham, and an associate with the organization Hand-to-Hand Relief Inc., Thanh Nguyen, on several counts of bribery and wire fraud. —Michael Slaten, Oc Register, 15 June 2025

Murder and attempted murder charges were unsealed Sunday night against Boelter. —Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 15 June 2025

What to Know The indictment, unsealed on Tuesday, said Streavel used his Facebook account to post multiple messages expressing his desire to harm or have others harm Trump before November's election. —Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

12th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for unseal

• abele
• alkyl
• anneal
• appeal
• cartwheel
• conceal
• congeal
• coquille
• corneal
• cornmeal
• flywheel
• foveal

Kids Definition

unseal

verb

un·​seal ˌən-ˈsē(ə)l 

ˈən-

: to break or remove the seal of