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concealment

American  
[kuhn-seel-muhnt] / kənˈsil mənt /

noun

  1. the act of concealing.

  2. the state of being concealed.

  3. a means or place of hiding.


Other Word Forms

  • nonconcealment noun
  • preconcealment noun
  • reconcealment noun

Etymology

Origin of concealment

1275–1325; Middle English concelement < Anglo-French. See conceal, -ment

Example Sentences

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He alleges that Showtime “through a complex web of hidden accounts, unauthorized transactions, and deliberate concealment of financial records,” wrongly paid some of his earnings to his former manager, Al Haymon.

From Los Angeles Times

Mike Feuer, committed “multiple acts of moral turpitude and concealment” related to his involvement in the city attorney’s office’s handling of the legal fallout over a faulty Department of Water and Power billing system.

From Los Angeles Times

It suggested the "successive removal" of Marten and Gordon's children "may have reinforced their perception of harm caused by children's social care, making the concealment of Victoria feel subjectively 'rational"'.

From BBC

Others describe money hidden in ceilings, toilet tanks and even household appliances, part of a folklore of concealment born of repeated financial trauma.

From The Wall Street Journal

And it begs the question of whether this very concealment in itself can impact lives of women too?

From BBC