full disclosure
Hiding nothing stated
Full disclosure is the act of revealing all relevant information, especially facts that might otherwise be hidden or inconvenient.
In legal and financial contexts, it's often a formal requirement: The SEC mandates full disclosure of executive compensation.
In casual speech, it serves as a preface to an admission: Full disclosure: I used to date her brother.
Unguarded truthfulness
- transparencyState of being see-through
- franknessDirect, unguarded honesty
- opennessQuality of being accessible
- forthrightnessQuality of being direct
sincerity · truthfulness · straightforwardness · plainspokenness · bluntness · laying cards on the table · coming clean · nothing to hide
Compromised impartiality from competing stakes
- fiduciaryAgent bound by loyalty
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- due diligencePre-transaction reasonable care
- material factInformation affecting a decision
liability · securities · prospectus · sworn statement · deposition · affidavit · consent form · informed consent
Entry or confession
- revelationSurprising disclosed truth
- acknowledgmentConfirmation of receipt
- unburdeningRelieving oneself of weight
- mea culpaAcknowledgment of personal blame
coming forward · owning up · expose · divulgence · tell-all · revealing · airing dirty laundry · spilling the beans
Journalism exposing hidden truths
- fact-checkingConfirming accuracy of claims
- retractionFormal withdrawal of statement
- correctionFixing of mistakes
- bylineArticle author identification
sponsored content · advertorial · paid promotion · media ethics · press release · on the record · off the record · anonymous source
candor
Unguarded truthfulness
- transparencyState of being see-through
- franknessDirect, unguarded honesty
- opennessQuality of being accessible
forthrightness · sincerity · truthfulness · straightforwardness · plainspokenness · bluntness · laying cards on the table · coming clean · nothing to hide · straight talk
conflict of interest
Compromised impartiality from competing stakes
- fiduciaryAgent bound by loyalty
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- due diligencePre-transaction reasonable care
material fact · liability · securities · prospectus · sworn statement · deposition · affidavit · consent form · informed consent · fine print
admission
Entry or confession
- revelationSurprising disclosed truth
- acknowledgmentConfirmation of receipt
- unburdeningRelieving oneself of weight
coming forward · owning up · mea culpa · expose · divulgence · tell-all · revealing · airing dirty laundry · spilling the beans · whistleblowing
investigative reporting
Journalism exposing hidden truths
- fact-checkingConfirming accuracy of claims
- retractionFormal withdrawal of statement
- correctionFixing of mistakes
byline · sponsored content · advertorial · paid promotion · media ethics · press release · on the record · off the record · anonymous source · freedom of information
- candorfrankness, directness, bluntness, candor, straightforwardness
- honestyhonesty, truthfulness, candor, sincerity, dishonesty
- Ethical principleshonesty, transparency, accountability, integrity, good faith
- transparencyopenness, clarity, honesty, candor, visibility
- fiduciary dutiesduty of care, good faith, prudence, diligence, confidentiality
- admissionsapplication, acceptance letter, admissions, application deadline, admissions committee
full disclosuresecrecy
Practice of hiding information
concealment · cover-up · nondisclosure · suppression · withholding
full disclosurehalf-truth
Deceptive incomplete statement
economical with the truth · spin · redaction · cherry-picking · whitewash
full, disclose, declaration, disclosure, disclaimer, undisclosed, disclosures, non-disclosure