D-notice

American

[dee-noh-tis] / ˈdiˌnoʊ tɪs /

Or D notice

noun

British.

a government notice sent to newspapers or other publications requesting them to withhold information for reasons of state security.

D-notice British

noun

an official notice sent to newspapers, prohibiting the publication of certain security information

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Etymology

Origin of D-notice

1960–65; D(efence) notice

Example Sentences

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Another rumour was that the government imposed a "D-notice" - now called a DSMA-notice - on the story.

From BBC • Nov. 16, 2024

Then they – specifically, the secretary of the D-notice committee - wined and dined journalists to appeal to their patriotism to keep stumm.

From The Guardian • Jan. 10, 2013

Moran also rather undermines his "paranoid" charge by confirming that Wilson's own D-notice secretary was, in fact, plotting with others to bring him down.

From The Guardian • Jan. 10, 2013

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