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Definition of state secret in English: state secretnoun 1A sensitive issue or piece of information which is kept secret by the government. protest was silenced and pollution was as much a state secret as the ammunition stocks Example sentencesExamples - Provider of unauthorised access to personal data or a state secret, along with the disclosure of a user password will serve between one to three years' imprisonment.
- People convicted of deliberately leaking state secrets could face jail terms of three to 10 years.
- It is no state secret that the selection convention in Castlebar was somewhat unusual to say the least.
- Actual death penalty statistics are a closely guarded state secret.
- Its contents continue to be a heavily guarded state secret.
- 1.1humorous An important and closely guarded piece of information.
her marriage was on the rocks, which was hardly a state secret at the time Example sentencesExamples - She also owns an iPod, although her playlist is a closely-guarded state secret.
Definition of state secret in US English: state secretnoun 1A sensitive issue or piece of information that is kept secret by the government, usually to protect the public. Example sentencesExamples - Actual death penalty statistics are a closely guarded state secret.
- It is no state secret that the selection convention in Castlebar was somewhat unusual to say the least.
- People convicted of deliberately leaking state secrets could face jail terms of three to 10 years.
- Its contents continue to be a heavily guarded state secret.
- Provider of unauthorised access to personal data or a state secret, along with the disclosure of a user password will serve between one to three years' imprisonment.
- 1.1humorous A piece of information, usually of a trivial or personal nature, that is closely guarded and desired to be kept private.
she thought her affair with the boss was a state secret, but we all giggled about it behind her back Example sentencesExamples - She also owns an iPod, although her playlist is a closely-guarded state secret.
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