STATE SECRET
state secret. A governmental matter that would be a threat to the national defense or diplomatic interests of the United States if revealed; information possessed by the government and of a military or diplomatic nature, the disclosure of which would be contrary to the public interest. ? State secrets are privileged from disclosure by a witness in an ordinary judicial proceeding. ¡ª Also termed governmental secret; government secret. See executive privilege under PRIVILEGE(3). [Cases: Witnesses 216. C.J.S. Witnesses ¡ì¡ì 361¨C364.]How do bilingual lawyers in China usually translate the term STATE SECRET?
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