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the Official Secrets Act noun
n [S] Definition
a law in Britain that forbids (= refuses to allow) government workers to make known particular information which could be used against the government
She had to sign the Official Secrets Act when she started her new job.
(Definition of the Official Secrets Act noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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