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- uncountableThe process or result of considering information so secret that it is subject to a Glomar response.
[…] the agency must take a "bifurcation" approach to it, distinguishing between the exceptionally sensitive law enforcement part of the request and any part that is not so sensitive as to require "Glomarization."
1997, DIANE Publishing Company, Freedom of Information Act Guide and Privacy Act Overview, (1996), DIANE Publishing, →ISBN, page 3131 more example
More recently, courts have upheld agency "Glomarization" where to confirm that an individual is the subject of, or even mentioned in, a law enforcement record entails the unwarranted invasion of personal privacy that would justify the […]
1990, Allan Adler, Litigation Under the Federal Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act, American Civil Liberties Union
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Glomarization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Glomarization
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