D-notice
or D no·tice
[dee-noh-tis]
- a government notice sent to newspapers or other publications requesting them to withhold information for reasons of state security.
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Origin of D-notice
1960–65; D(efence) notice
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D-notice
- British an official notice sent to newspapers, prohibiting the publication of certain security information
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Word Origin for D-notice
C20: from their administrative classification letter
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