damaging information
collocation in Englishmeaningsofdamagingandinformation
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damaging
adjective
uk/ˈdæm.ɪ.dʒɪŋ/us/ˈdæm.ɪ.dʒɪŋ/
causing ...
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information
noun[U]
uk/ˌɪn.fəˈmeɪ.ʃən/us/ˌɪn.fɚˈmeɪ.ʃən/
facts about a situation, person, ...
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(Definition ofdamagingandinformationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofdamaging information
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There are, of course, the remedies of the law of defamation, which afford some protection if erroneous anddamaginginformationis published.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Far too much emphasis is placed on irrelevant anddamaginginformationin too many schools.
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So much for lifelong confidentiality, when the security services regularly use certain journalists to feed outdamaginginformationto destroy people they do not like.
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Of course, if he does disclosedamaginginformation, it will attract parliamentary privilege.
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I am concerned lest paper files which hold potentiallydamaginginformationabout individuals without their knowledge may not be covered even by the government amendment.
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Civil servants must be loyal to the state; they must not breach that loyalty and pass ondamaginginformation.
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Until such websites achieve a form of critical mass, they run the risk of producing almostdamaginginformation.
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Cannot they see that such a defence would encourage the disclosure of unauthorised and, possibly,damaginginformation?
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The offence is not limited to the disclosure of trade secrets or commerciallydamaginginformation, but could be caused by a harmless disclosure of information about an identifiable business.
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Besides doing direct damage to the interests of third parties, the amendment might deter others in future from letting their views be known ifdamaginginformationwere to be released.
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These generally involve secretly leakingdamaginginformationto the media.
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The most obvious example is "blackmail", where the threat consists of the dissemination ofdamaginginformation.
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