nondisclosure

noun

non·​dis·​clo·​sure ˌnän-dis-ˈklō-zhər How to pronounce nondisclosure (audio)
: 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 In response to the allegations, county officials said in a statement that the pre-litigation settlements do not contain nondisclosure language. Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2023 In its initial motion challenging the nondisclosure provision, Twitter tried to argue that prosecutors had violated the company’s First Amendment rights by seeking to keep officials from communicating with Mr. Trump, one of its customers. Alan Feuer, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2023 On March 3, the court denied Twitter's attempt to modify or vacate the nondisclosure order, found Twitter in civil contempt, and imposed the $350,000 contempt sanction. Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 9 Aug. 2023 The bleeding stopped only after the bank offered some major depositors a look inside its operations in exchange for signing nondisclosure arrangements. Rob Copeland, New York Times, 14 June 2023 The social media company unsuccessfully sought to alter the nondisclosure order, which Twitter said violated its First Amendment rights. Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2023 An appendix unsealed Friday that featured a trove of documents related to Twitter's challenge to the warrant and nondisclosure order included a copy of the warrant, authorized by Howell on Jan. 17. Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2023 The next month, Howell upheld the nondisclosure order and imposed a $350,000 contempt sanction on Twitter. Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 10 Aug. 2023 Twitter then filed a motion to vacate the nondisclosure order on February 2, arguing the order violated the First Amendment, and refused to comply. Tori Otten, The New Republic, 9 Aug. 2023

These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'nondisclosure.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Word History

First Known Use

1897, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of nondisclosure was in 1897

Dictionary Entries Near nondisclosure

Cite this Entry

“Nondisclosure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nondisclosure. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.

Legal Definition

nondisclosure

noun
non·​dis·​clo·​sure
ˌnän-dis-ˈklō-zhər
: failure to disclose
Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!