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Meaning of sub rosa

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

sub rosa

Pronunciation:/ˌsʌb.ˈɹəʊ.zə/

noun

Definitions

  1. (in workers' compensation cases) Covert surveillance video used to catch workers' compensation applicants and show that they are in fact not injured.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Carried out secretly or confidentially.

adverb

Definitions

  1. In secret or covertly; privately, confidentially.

    Example: they held the meeting sub rosa