Divulgation

/dɪvʌlˈɡeɪʃən/ noun

Definition

The act of revealing or making public something that was previously secret or hidden.

Etymology

From Latin divulgatio, derived from divulgare. The -tion suffix (from Latin -tio) transforms the verb into a noun representing the action or result of divulging.

Kelly Says

Divulgation is the formal noun form, and it appears frequently in legal documents and academic writing—lawyers and scholars use it when they need to sound particularly official about someone spilling the beans.

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