sealed order
Unopened mission instructions
Sealed orders are written instructions, especially military or naval, that remain unopened until a specified time or condition is met.
A ship's captain might sail with sealed orders to be opened only after reaching a certain location, preventing disclosure of the mission's true purpose.
The phrase suggests secrecy and delayed revelation: She handed him an envelope like sealed orders, not to be read until morning.
- secret missionConcealed assignment with secrecy
- missionPurpose-driven task
- top secretHighest classification level
- encryptedTransformed into cipher
- classifiedRestricted from disclosure
eyes only · need to know · subpoena · warrant · restricted · command · chain of command · private · covert · directive · secure · briefing · undisclosed · under wraps · affidavit · hidden · operation · deployment
- rulingsfinal judgment, summary judgment, ruling, final ruling, adjudication
sealed orderopen order
Unexecuted trading instruction
public order · general order · public notice · proclamation · open letter
sealed orderstanding orders
Permanent operational procedures
standing order · general order · standard operating procedure
sealed, order, seal, seals, sealing, sealer, sealant, unseal, unsealed