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The threatened exposure of state secrets in order to manipulate legal proceedings.See Also: colored mail
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Graymail — is the threatened revelation of state secrets, in order to manipulate legal proceedings. It is distinct from blackmail, which may include threats of revelation against, and manipulation of, any private individual. Graymail is used as a defense… … Wikipedia
graymail — ☆ graymail [grā′māl΄ ] n. Informal social pressure intended to compel someone, esp. a public official, to reveal sensitive information … English World dictionary
graymail — /gray mayl /, n. a means of preventing prosecution, as for espionage, by threatening to disclose government secrets during trial. [1975 80; GRAY1 (in sense indeterminate ) + (BLACK)MAIL] * * * … Universalium
graymail — gray•mail [[t]ˈgreɪˌmeɪl[/t]] n. law a means of preventing prosecution, as for espionage, by threatening to disclose government secrets during trial • Etymology: 1975–80; gray (in sense “indeterminate”) +(black)mail … From formal English to slang
graymail — /gray mayl /, n. a means of preventing prosecution, as for espionage, by threatening to disclose government secrets during trial. [1975 80; GRAY1 (in sense indeterminate ) + (BLACK)MAIL] … Useful english dictionary
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