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give disclosure

phrase/ɡɪv dɪsˈkləʊʒə/

C1CEFR level
75/100Rarity: rare
TechnicalRegister

To perform one's obligation to disclose documents by making and serving a list of the documents within one's control.

The parties were ordered to give disclosure by exchanging lists within 28 days of the case management conference.

Similar: make disclosure

Topic: Evidence & procedure in Legal English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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