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graymail
gray·mail G0244400 (grā′māl′)n. A defensive tactic in an espionage trial whereby the accused threatens to reveal secret information unless the charges are dropped. [gray + (black)mail.] gray′mail′ v.graymail (ˈɡreɪˌmeɪl) n (Law) law US a tactic to avoid prosecution in an espionage case by threatening to expose state secrets during trialgray•mail (ˈgreɪˌmeɪl) 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] graymail
graymailEmail that a spam filter cannot analyze sufficiently to determine if it is legitimate or not. Graymail is often not spam, but may be newsletters that people once subscribed to or product offerings to customers who purchased from the vendor before. See spam.
The original term refers to the threat of releasing classified government documents in order to influence legal proceedings. To counter graymail, the 1980 U.S. Graymail Law allows judges to review classified material in secret.MedicalSeespamGraymail
Graymail1. To force a government to alter its policy by threatening to reveal state secrets. Graymail especially refers to situations in which one forces the government to drop criminal or civil proceedings. In other words, graymail is blackmail of a government.
2. To request the use of state secrets in a criminal or civil proceeding in order to bolster one's case.ThesaurusSeeSpam |
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