D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Detection

/dĭt-ĕk'-shən/ · De·tec·tion · IPA /dɪˈtɛk.ʃən/
01 n. The act of detecting; the laying open what was concealed or hidden; discovery; as, the detection of a thief; the detection of fraud, forger…
  1. 1.
    The act of detecting; the laying open what was concealed or hidden; discovery; as, the detection of a thief; the detection of fraud, forgery, or a plot.
    “Such secrets of guilt are never from detection.” — D. Webster.