graymail
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of graymail
1975–80; gray 1 (in sense “indeterminate”) + (black)mail
Example Sentences
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“CIPA will thwart the graymail problem, but that does sometimes take time.”
From Salon ● Nov. 22, 2023
Congress enacted the Classified Information Procedures Act, or CIPA, in 1980 in an effort to reduce the chances that graymail would derail prosecutions of people in cases involving national security secrets.
From New York Times ● Jun. 19, 2023
The law was intended to reduce the opportunities for so-called graymail in criminal cases involving national security, in which defendants threaten to expose sensitive secrets unless prosecutors drop charges against them.
From New York Times ● Jun. 12, 2023
The pervasiveness of graymail is shown by a secrecy and disclosure subcommittee report last year that pointed out at least 30 cases that were never prosecuted to avoid further disclosure at a public trial.
From Time Magazine Archive
North's threat to use graymail against the remaining charges could backfire, according to some lawyers.
From Time Magazine Archive
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