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sub rosa adv

Covertly or in secret; confidentially, privately, secretly. sub rosa adj Carried out confidentially or secretly. Not formally stated; implicit, tacit, unspoken. sub rosa n (US, law, slang) Covert surveillance video used as evidence against applicants for workers' compensation to show they are not in fact (seriously) injured.

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