also: ひみつろうせつざい
noun
crime of revealing state secrets; charge of leaking national security information
Legal term for the offense of disclosing classified state or national security information. Used in criminal law contexts.
彼は秘密漏洩罪で起訴された。
He was indicted for the crime of revealing state secrets.
秘密漏洩罪は国家公務員に適用されることが多い。
The charge of leaking national security information is often applied to national public servants.
Compound of 秘密 (secret), 漏洩 (leakage/disclosure), and 罪 (crime). A modern legal term with no obscure historical derivation.