unsealed

[uhn-seeld]

adjective

1. not sealed; not stamped or marked with a seal.

   unsealed cargo.

2. not shut or closed with or as if with a seal.

   an unsealed letter; an unsealed crate.

3. not verified, certain, or confirmed.

   His fate was still unsealed.

unsealed

/ ʌnˈsiːld /

adjective

1. not sealed

2. (of a road) surfaced with road metal not bound by bitumen or other sealant

Word History and Origins

Origin of unsealed¹

1350–1400; Middle English unseled; un- ¹, seal ¹, -ed ²

Example Sentences

The lawsuit, originally filed in L.A. federal court in June 2024, was recently unsealed after the Department of Justice opted to not investigate.

From Los Angeles Times

A newly unsealed court document says Richard Tillman admitted to officers that he set a post office on fire because he was ‘trying to make a statement to the United States Government.’

From Los Angeles Times

On the same day that Greco’s attempted payment was reported, an indictment against Adams’ former chief adviser was unsealed.

From Salon

There is the odd occasion when reaching an unsealed component might need intervention on a seal, and the FIA can grant this permission on those occasions.

From BBC

The unsealed documents give a renewed sense of the brutality of the murders.

From BBC

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