"D-notice" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: D-notices [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} D-notice (plural D-notices)
  1. (UK, historical) A defence notice; an official request to news editors not to publish or broadcast items on specified subjects for reasons of national security (replaced in 1993 with the DA-notice). Wikipedia link: D-notice Tags: UK, historical
    Sense id: en-D-notice-en-noun-A-qYdj-d Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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