unseal
verb
un·seal
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unsealed;
unsealing;
unseals
Definition of unseal
: to break or remove the seal of : open
Examples of unseal in a Sentence
The court unsealed the documents in the Douglas trial today.
Recent Examples on the Web
The appeals court on Friday upheld its previous order to unseal those documents. — Bloomberg, The Mercury News, "Jeffrey Epstein sent underage girl to Governor and Senator for sex, she testified," 10 Aug. 2019 The motions before Judge John F. Blawie include: A request by Dulos to unseal Farber Dulos’ medical records. — Dave Altimari, courant.com, "Attorneys expected to argue numerous motions as Fotis Dulos returns to court Friday to face charges related to disappearance of estranged wife Jennifer Farber Dulos," 8 Aug. 2019 Earlier this month, a federal judge ordered several court documents to be unsealed at the request of the news organization The Intercept and others, including the Associated Press. — Astrid Galvan, BostonGlobe.com, "Documents detail probe of man charged with aiding migrants," 28 July 2019 But five months later, the company has yet to even unseal its S-1, its prospectus with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which is an unusually long amount of time to sit in limbo, IPO experts told Recode. — Theodore Schleifer, Vox, "Plus: Postmates has explored a sale to companies like DoorDash and Walmart.," 12 July 2019 The court records that were unsealed on Friday included a partial transcript of a deposition Epstein had given in September 2016. — Megan Garber, The Atlantic, "‘Epstein Is Gone, but Justice Must Still Be Served’," 10 Aug. 2019 The indictment was unsealed and filed Wednesday in Multnomah County Circuit Court. — oregonlive.com, "Grand jury indicts two men in May Day attack of woman outside Cider Riot bar," 7 Aug. 2019 It was unsealed Tuesday when Schwartz was arraigned. — Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, "Attorney who represented Rizzo trash hauler indicted in Macomb County corruption probe," 6 Aug. 2019 The database and the exhibits were unsealed after a legal challenge by The Washington Post and the owner of the Charleston Gazette-Mail in West Virginia. — Anchorage Daily News, "Newly unsealed exhibits in opioid case reveal inner workings of the drug industry," 24 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'unseal.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for unseal
unseal
verb
English Language Learners Definition of unseal
: to open (something) by breaking or removing a seal
See the full definition for unseal in the English Language Learners Dictionary
unseal
verb
un·seal
| \ ˌən-ˈsēl
\
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unsealed;
unsealing
Kids Definition of unseal
: to break or remove the seal of : open
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