state secret

state secret. A governmental matter that would be a threat to the national defense or diplomatic interests of the United States if revealed; information possessed by the government and of a military or diplomatic nature, the disclosure of which would be contrary to the public interest. • State secrets are privileged from disclosure by a witness in an ordinary judicial proceeding. — Also termed governmental secret; government secret. See executive privilege under PRIVILEGE(3). [Cases: Witnesses 216. C.J.S. Witnesses §§ 361–364.]

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资深译员Lynn，知名国际商学院金融专业，专注翻译各种与贷款人责任及其他银行业与金融机构诉讼有关的法律文件。