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Meaning of Glomarization | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

The process or result of considering information so secret that it is subject to a Glomar response.

uncountable

Examples

“More recently, courts have upheld agency "Glomarization" where to confirm that an individual is the subject of, or even mentioned in, a law enforcement record entails the unwarranted invasion of personal privacy that would justify the […]”
“[…] the agency must take a "bifurcation" approach to it, distinguishing between the exceptionally sensitive law enforcement part of the request and any part that is not so sensitive as to require "Glomarization."”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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