nondisclosure
Americannoun
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failure to disclose or share information when asked, expected, or legally required to do so.
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Business. the act, especially as obligated by contract, of refraining from disclosing or revealing sensitive or competitive information.
Explanation
Nondisclosure is not sharing important information. If someone sells their house and doesn't tell the buyer that the basement floods every times it rains, that's nondisclosure. Legally, nondisclosure means failing to reveal information that the law says you have to disclose. In a court case, attorneys must tell the opposing side basic details about the witnesses they plan to call. If they don't, they are guilty of nondisclosure. This word often appears in the phrase "nondisclosure agreement," which is a legal contract that guarantees the signer will keep certain information confidential — in other words, they promise not to disclose it.
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The jury found that Joby owes Aerosonic more than $48 million for misappropriating trade secrets and more than $68 million for breaking a nondisclosure agreement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
Companies that do not comply will be fined up to $5,000 for the first nondisclosure violation and up to $10,000 for any subsequent violation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
The former Apollo Global Management leader has sued the committee, saying it overstepped its authority in seeking certain nondisclosure agreements.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
The bill would ban noncompete and nondisclosure agreements for physicians and require clinicians to oversee administrative tasks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
It was a nondisclosure form stipulating that father and son would not tell anyone what had gone on inside the prison.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
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