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Pronunciation : Con*ceal"ment
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OF. concelement.]
Definition : 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. A place of hiding; a secret place; a retreat frem observation. The cleft tree Offers its kind concealment to a few. Thomson.

3. A secret; out of the way knowledge. [Obs.] Well read in strange concealments. Shak.

4. (Law)

Defn: Suppression of such facts and circumstances as in justice ought to be made known. Wharton.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913