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disclosure Definition

dis·clo·sure (-klō′z̸hər)

noun

  1. a disclosing or being disclosed
  2. a thing disclosed; revelation

disclosure Synonyms

disclosure

n.

  1. The act or process of disclosing

    revealing, divulgence, enlightenment; see confession 1, exposure 1.

  2. That which is disclosed

    exposé, acknowledgment, confession, revelation; see admission 4, declaration 1.

disclosure Finance Definition
Information released to the public by companies in order to comply with stock exchange and Securities and Exchange Commission rules requiring that the public and professional investors have simultaneous access to information about the company, its products, and specific transactions.
disclosure Law Definition

n

The release of information about a person or entity. Of a corporation, the filing of documents and statements required by law; in litigation, the release of documents and other information subpoenaed or otherwise sought by the other side. See also discovery.
disclosure Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • prohibit: The white paper promises to sweep away many of the legal restrictions which currently prohibit disclosure.
  • qualify: The Act's protection is automatically invoked when a qualifying disclosure is made in the way the Act describes.
  • authorize: Historically, the court has authorized disclosure beyond these restrictions and/or imposed additional restrictions in the exercise of its inherent jurisdiction.
  • withhold: They should be disclosed to complainants, subject only to the " substantial harm " test for withholding disclosure.
  • require: The type of Disclosure required will depend upon the nature of the position.
  • prevent: He cannot prevent the disclosure of information or award compensation for any breach of the Act.

Adjective modifier

  • unauthorized: Section 2 made the unauthorized disclosure of any information on any subject an offense.
  • protected: The protected disclosure concerned alleged irregularities for a number of specific expense claims.
  • enhanced: All nannies must be cleared by the criminal records bureau with an enhanced disclosure.
  • frank: Might this be the catalyst for a full and frank disclosure of the paper's attitude to " editorial " ?
  • inadvertent: Iowa and wisconsin a unique opportunity and customary hospital of inadvertent disclosure.
  • wrongful: Richard W. Gibson pleaded guilty this week to wrongful disclosure of individually identifiable health information for economic gain.

Modifies a noun

  • requirement: The new disclosure requirement is the only change proposed by the exposure draft.
  • check: Enhanced disclosure checks are funded by the Criminal Records Bureau.

Noun used with modifier

  • pre-action: Supreme Court Act 1981 and County Court Acts 1984 governed pre-action disclosure in respect of personal injury and wrongful death.
  • avoidance: The Act also provides a power to extend the avoidance disclosure rules that currently apply to tax to NICs.

Preposition: in

  • advert: Minimum Information: We require full disclosure in adverts of your name, contact address and telephone number.

Preposition: of

  • conviction: It will not discriminate unfairly against an individual on the basis of a disclosure of conviction or other information received from the CRB.
  • irregularity: We will ask you to a meeting and invite you to make a full disclosure of all tax irregularities.
  • information: He believed disclosure of the information was in the public interest.
disclosure Quotes

A short story is always a disclosure.

—Pritchett, Sir V(ictor) S(awdon)