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Entry 4 senses Webster, 1913

Concealment

/kən-sēl'-mənt/ · Con·ceal·ment · IPA /kənˈsiːlmənt/
01 n. The act of concealing; the state of being concealed.
  1. 1.
    The act of concealing; the state of being concealed.
    “But let concealment, like a worm i' the bud, Feed on her damask cheek.” Shak.
    “Some dear cause Will in concealment wrap me up awhile.” Shak.
  2. 2.
    A place of hiding; a secret place; a retreat frem observation.
    “The cleft tree Offers its kind concealment to a few.” Thomson.
  3. 3.
    A secret; out of the way knowledge.[Obs.]
    “Well read in strange concealments.” Shak.
  4. 4.
    Suppression of such facts and circumstances as in justice ought to be made known.(Law)