the use of language to perform some act

make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret

disclosing information or giving evidence about another

behavior that makes your feelings public

the act of disclosing something that was secret or private

something that is discovered

(law) compulsory pretrial disclosure of documents relevant to a case; enables one side in a litigation to elicit information from the other side concerning the facts in the case