concealment
[ kuh n-seel-muh nt ]
/ kənˈsil mənt /
noun
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concealment
early 14c. (late 13c. in Anglo-French), from Old French concelement "concealment, secrecy," from conceler "to hide" (see conceal). Originally a term in law; general sense is from c.1600.
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