unseal

verb

un·​seal ˌən-ˈsēl How to pronounce unseal (audio)
unsealed; unsealing; unseals

transitive verb

: 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 latest indictment unsealed in March accused the duo of obstructing the investigation into the scheme. Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2024 In an affidavit for a search warrant recently unsealed and obtained by PEOPLE, the Summit County Sheriff’s Office in Utah alleges a possible connection between the 2006 overdose death of Kouri’s mother’s former partner and that of Kouri’s husband in 2022. Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 20 Mar. 2024 In 2022, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office in 2022 dropped its opposition to a request to unseal a former prosecutor’s testimony that Polanski has maintained will reveal judicial misconduct. Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Mar. 2024 Read the warrant returns Police found a broken knife handle and a broken knife blade, according to search warrant returns unsealed Tuesday. Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 5 Mar. 2024 Also Thursday, an indictment was unsealed in Washington, D.C., charging Vladislav Osipov with bank fraud connected to operating a 255-foot luxury yacht owned by sanctioned Russian oligarch Viktor Vekselberg. Fatima Hussein and Ellen Knickmeyer, Quartz, 22 Feb. 2024 Additional criminal charges against Mr. Kondratyev were unsealed on Feb. 20 related to his use of ransomware in 2020 against a victim in California, the Justice Department said. James Pearson and Karen Freifeld, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Feb. 2024 The indictment unsealed Friday revealed that authorities launched an investigation into Soriano at least as early as 2019, and that the first charges related to the scheme were filed three years ago. Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2024 In December, four Russian soldiers were revealed to have been charged with war crimes against an American who was living in Ukraine during the Russian invasion, according to a historic indictment unsealed in federal court in Virginia. Rob Picheta, CNN, 5 Mar. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

12th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unseal was in the 12th century

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“Unseal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unseal. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

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unseal

verb
un·​seal ˌən-ˈsē(ə)l How to pronounce unseal (audio)
ˈən-
: to break or remove the seal of
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