unseal

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   to break or remove a seal so that something can be opened

   The clerk unsealed the envelope in front of the witnesses.

2. 2
   verb

   to make sealed records or information officially available

   A court order may unseal the documents after the investigation ends.

Formed from the reversative prefix un- + seal. The literal sense is to remove a physical seal; the legal and administrative sense extends this to removing official restrictions on records.

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