concealment Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the condition of being concealed or hidden
    secrecy; privateness; privacy.
  2. noun a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something
    covert; screen; cover.
    • a screen of trees afforded privacy
    • under cover of darkness
    • the brush provided a covert for game
    • the simplest concealment is to match perfectly the color of the background
  3. noun the activity of keeping something secret
    concealing; hiding.

WordNet

Con*ceal"ment noun
Etymology
OF. concelement.
Definitions
  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) Suppression of such facts and circumstances as in justice ought to be made known. Wharton.

Webster 1913