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Collective responsibility

of it is that every minister must vote for a decision taken by the Cabinet and maintain strict secrecy, Commentary on the Constitution of India, Durga Das Basu, Vol. E, 6th Edn., p. 395. Means that the

Openly

In an open manner publicly not in private without secrecy

Obreptitious

Done or obtained by surprise with secrecy or by concealment of the truth

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trade secret

is not generally known or easily discovered by observation or examination and for which reasonable efforts to maintain secrecy have been made NOTE: Trade secrets are a form of intellectual property. Many states have enacted laws which

declassify

to lift the restriction on publication of documents by reducing or eliminating the secrecy classification of

Confidentially

In confidence in reliance on secrecy

use

required. 2 : use of an invention by one who is under no limitation, restriction, or obligation of secrecy to the inventor NOTE: Under federal law one is not entitled to a patent for an invention that

star chamber

criminal jurisdiction under rules of procedure suited to the prerogatives of the king and that was marked by secrecy, the absence of juries, self-incrimination, and an inquisitorial as opposed to accusatorial system of justice 2 : a

proprietary

right of the inventor or maker ;specif : a drug (as a patent medicine) that is protected by secrecy, patent, or copyright against free competition as to name, product, composition, or process of manufacture 2 : a

closed

closed 1 : confined to a few [ membership] 2 : excluding outsiders or witnesses : conducted in secrecy [ hearings]

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