unseal

American  

[uhn-seel] / ʌnˈsil /

verb (used with object)

1. to break or remove the seal of; open, as something sealed or firmly closed.

   to unseal a letter; to unseal a tomb.

2. to free from constraint, as a person's thought, speech, or behavior.

   Their friendship unsealed her vivacity.

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unseal British  

/ ʌnˈsiːl /

verb

1. to remove or break the seal of

2. to reveal or free (something concealed or closed as if sealed)

   to unseal one's lips

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Other Word Forms

• unsealable adjective

Etymology

Origin of unseal

1375–1425; late Middle English unselen; un- ², seal ¹

Example Sentences

The Justice Department also unsealed a search warrant for a home healthcare business, which it said billed Medicaid for services for multiple individuals that weren’t provided.

From The Wall Street Journal

A judge recently unsealed some suspicious activity reports that JPMorgan filed to regulators about Epstein, showing early red flags that went unheeded.

From The Wall Street Journal

Federal judges in New York and Florida have already started authorizing the unsealing of grand jury transcripts and exhibits under the new statute, including in Maxwell’s 2021 case.

From Salon

A federal indictment unsealed in the Southern District of New York alleged double-pledging of vehicle loans, data manipulation and misrepresentations to major banks, which federal prosecutors said caused hundreds of millions of dollars of losses.

From The Wall Street Journal

The lawsuit’s particulars had been confidential until last week, when the Institute for Local Self-Reliance, an anti-monopoly advocacy group, won its motion to unseal much of the redacted portions of the complaint.

From The Wall Street Journal