Meanings
prepositional phrase
- Bearing a seal.
The letter was delivered under seal.
- lawLegally bound not to be disclosed.
The terms of the settlement will remain under seal indefinitely.
1 more example
Other members of the LAPD who were involved in the disaster have also remained anonymous, their discipline under seal.
2023 July 14, Brittney Mejia, Libor Jany, Richard Winton, “LAPD refused to ID officers behind a huge fireworks explosion. Now we have their names”, in Los Angeles Times
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APA
under seal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/under%20seal
MLA
“under seal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/under%20seal. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “under seal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/under%20seal.
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