Concealment
/kənˈsiːlmənt/ noun
noun ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The practice of keeping secrets. countable, uncountable
"weapons concealment"
- 2 the activity of keeping something secret wordnet
- 3 The condition of being hidden or concealed. countable, uncountable
- 4 a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something wordnet
- 5 protection from observation or surveillance. countable, uncountable
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- 6 the condition of being concealed or hidden wordnet
Example
More examples"The concealment of facts by a witness is a criminal offense."
Etymology
From Old French concelement (“concealment, secrecy”). By surface analysis, conceal + -ment.