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Secret. A solicitor, and it is presumed also a barrister, is bound by law not to disclose his client's secrets, and the same rule does not appear to apply as between medical men and their patients, see as to this Chitty on Contracts, and Kitson v. Playfair, Times, 28th March, 1896. As to privileged communica-tions, however, the privilege is that of the client, not of the solicitor. The clerk of a professional or business man is under an implied contract not to disclose professional or trade secrets which he has learned in the course of his employment, Merryweather v. Moore, (1892) 2 Ch 518; Amber Size and Chemical Co., Ltd. v. Menzel, (1913) 2 Ch 239.As to official secrets, see that title; and as to secrets of the confessional, see CONFESSION.As to secret commission, corruptly taken by an agent from the party with whom he is employed by his principal to transact business for such principal, see COMMISSION; CORRUPT PRACTICES.To secrete means, according to the dictionary 'to hide' in con...
Official secrets
Official secrets. The (English) Official Secrets Act, 1889, was the first Act aimed at the prevention of the disclosure of official secrets. This Act was repealed and re-enacted with amendments by the (English) Official Secrets Act, 1911, which has been amended by the (English) Official Secrets Act, 1920. It is made an offence to spy in a 'prohibited place,' or wrongfully to communicate codes, plans, models, documents, or information relating to such a place, or to munitions of war, or which are used in such a place. There are special provisions as to arrest, the harbouring of spies, and the issue of search warrants. A Secretary of State may require the production of any document relating to a telegram or cable or wireless message. Every person who carries on the business of receiving letters, postal packets, or telegrams for other persons must be registered with the police and keep a record of the letters, etc., passing through his hands, and must not give up a letter, etc., unless a ...
trade secret
trade secret : a formula, process, device, or item of information used by a business that has economic value because it 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 create an action for damages or injunctive relief against misappropriation of trade secrets by improper means. Information contained in a patent is not protected as a trade secret. ...
Secreted
Secreted, the word 'secreted' must be understood in the context in which the word is used in the section. In that context, it means 'documents which are kept not in the normal or usual place with a view to conceal them' or it may even mean 'docu-ments or things which are likely to be secreted'; In other words, documents or things which a person is likely to keep out of the way or to put in a place where the officer of law cannot find it. It is in this sense that the word 'secreted' must be understood as it is used in s. 105 of the Customs Act, Durga Prasad v. H.R. Gomes, AIR 1966 SC 1209 (1216): (1966) 2 SCR 991. [Customs Act, 1962, s. 105(1)]...
Secret
Hidden concealed as secret treasure secret plans a secret vow...
Secretive
Tending to secrete or to keep secret or private as a secretive disposition...
Secrete
To deposit in a place of hiding to hide to conceal as to secrete stolen goods to secrete ones self...
Secretion
The act of secreting or concealing as the secretion of dutiable goods...
Secrete
Secrete, defined in connection with a postal article addressed to some person, the fact that it is retained in his possession by an officer of the post office in an almirah and that too for an inordinately long period would be tantamount to hiding that article. Of course, what act amounts to 'secreting' would necessarily depend upon the facts of each case, Radha Kishan v. State of Uttar Pradesh, AIR 1963 SC 822: (1963) (Supp) 1 SCR 408: (1963) All LJ 397: (1963) All WR (HC) 304: (1963) All Cr 156: (1963) BLJR 353: (1963) 1 LLJ 667....
secret testament
secret testament : mystic will at will ...
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