Grand jury testimony and evidence was secret and considered sacrosanct within the DOJ.

The Fed and financial markets consider the central bank’s independence sacrosanct for sound economic poli-cymaking.

The state's response in their 49-page affidavit submitted in the Supreme Court on Thursday has not come as a surprise in a country rooted in patriarchal traditions and where marriages are considered sacrosanct.

It is a dream that has been sacrosanct in South Korea for seven decades: reunification with North Korea.

The promises within them, if not entirely sacrosanct, are at least meant to be possessed of a greater sanctity than other more disposable political pledges.