nondisclosure

[nahn-dis-kloh-zher]

noun

1. failure to disclose or share information when asked, expected, or legally required to do so.

2. Business.,  the act, especially as obligated by contract, of refraining from disclosing or revealing sensitive or competitive information.

Example Sentences

Following the roundtable, Takano and Sherman said they are working on legislation that would increase transparency, prohibit nondisclosure agreements and address the issues raised by veterans.

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All members of the working group have signed a nondisclosure agreement.

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They were also asked to sign nondisclosure agreements which would later make it difficult to hold Charney accountable for alleged misconduct.

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His only advertising is word of mouth, and his longtime clients include Oprah, Barbra Streisand, Tom Ford and other Montecito-Malibu-area people so private he can’t name them because of nondisclosure agreements.

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Former employees were reminded that those who violated their nondisclosure agreements would face financial penalties.

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