THIRTY YEAR RULE, THE


Meaning of THIRTY YEAR RULE, THE in English

ˌThirty ˈYear ˌRule, the BrE AmE

the name given to a law in Britain, the Republic of Ireland, and Australia that says that the official documents of a government will not be printed for the public to read until thirty years after they were written

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.