concealmentn.

Brit.

/kənˈsiːlm(ə)nt/, U.S.

/kənˈsilm(ə)nt/

Forms: Middle English conselement, Middle English councelement, Middle English (in a late copy)–1500s conceylement, Middle English–1600s concelement, 1500s consealement, 1500s–1600s concealement, 1500s– concealment, 1600s consealment.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: French concelement ; conceal v., -ment suffix.

Etymology: Partly (i) < Anglo-Norman concelement, conselement, conselment suppression of information to the injury or prejudice of another person, hiding of stolen goods, act of withholding something (all late 13th cent. or earlier; < conceler conceal v. + -ment -ment suffix), and partly (ii, in later use) < conceal v. + -ment suffix. Compare post-classical Latin concelamentum (frequently from late 12th cent. in British sources).

a. Law. The crime of concealing or suppressing information so as to cause injury or disadvantage to another; (formerly also) †an instance of this (obsolete).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > [noun]

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dernship?c1225

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privatenessa1586

covertness1592

hugger-mug1654

privacy1702

conspiracy of silence1865

hush-hush1973

society > law > rule of law > lawlessness > specific offences > [noun] > concealment of truth

concealmenta1325

falset1482

falsehood1678

a1325 Statutes of Realm (2011) xiii. 67 Ipurueid is for hoere concelement ant for hoere laschesse of, þe lord king for te abaten hoere pouer of felons.

?a1400 (a1338) R. Mannyng Chron. (Petyt) ii. 297 Þorgh fals concelement William did his wille.

1479 in J. T. Smith & L. T. Smith Eng. Gilds (1870) 416 I shall..do no councelement of the kynges rightes.

1521 T. Wolsey Let. in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eng. Hist. (1834) I. lxiv. 179 Committed to the Towre..for a smale conceylement proceding of necligence.

1556 N. Grimald tr. Cicero Thre Bks. Duties iii. f. 134^v Such maner of concealments can not all bee comprehended in the ciuill law.

1644 Ordinance touching Excise of Flesh-victualls 5 All persons who shall seek to elude this Ordinance, by concealment, or other fraudulent practice..shall be subject to all Fines, Forfeiture, Imprisonment, or other punishment whatsoever.

1746 Ess. Inequality Present Taxes 64 Every wilful Concealment under this Law, should be liable to a quadruple Forfeiture.

1804 W. Cruise Digest Laws Eng. Real Prop. IV. 38 Where there is any fraud or concealment practised by the vendor, the purchaser may bring an action on the case, in the nature of an action of deceit.

1848 J. Arnould Law Marine Insurance I. ii. ii. 536 Concealment, in the law of insurance, is the suppression of a material fact within the knowledge of either party, which the other has not the means of knowing.

1979 Washington Post 22 Apr. a8/2 The recommendations included larceny (of gear), violation of federal law (theft of shellfish), concealment and violation of a general order.

b. The action or an act of keeping something secret or hidden from knowledge.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > keeping from knowledge > [noun]

coverture1393

laina1400

coveringc1400

palliation?c1425

lainingc1440

lonea1450

hudder-mudder1461

hugger-mugger1529

concealment1565

celation1567

hugger1576

burial1596

smothering1602

suppression1651

disguisal1652

hugger-mug1654

latitancy1701

cover-up1927

wraps1939

1565 W. Alley Πτωχομυσεῖον iii. v. f. 172^v These two [vailes]..do signify two maner of coueringes and concealements: for the inward vaile doth signify the couering of heauenlye misteries.

a1600 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie (1648) vi. 22 Confession doth..abate the weight of mens offences,..concealment doth make them heavier.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Twelfth Night (1623) ii. iv. 111 She neuer told her loue, But let concealment like a worme i'th budde Feede on her damaske cheeke.

1665 R. Boyle Occas. Refl. v. iv. sig. Kk5^v Though a needless Ostentation of ones Excellencies may be more glorious, a modest Concealment of them is usually more safe.

a1750 L. Pilkington Mem. (1754) III. 174 But whenever I want Concealment, if your Lordship is mentioned, I will take care to be silent.

1792 J. Almon Anecd. Life W. Pitt (octavo ed.) III. xxxix. 39 I know that all concealments are vain and useless.

1830 Evangelical Mag. Mar. 96/2 The false delicacy that would recommend a weak concealment of the truth.

1861 J. Tulloch Eng. Puritanism ii. 193 He made no concealment of his opinions.

1913 E. C. Bentley Woman in Black xiv. 267 His careful concealment of such a hatred was a characteristic feature of the stratagem.

1993 M. Gee Going West (1994) 50 His marriage sometimes seems to him an intricate device of honesties and concealments.

2. Law. The holding of land allegedly belonging to the Crown, without an official claim to it; an instance of this. Also in patents also grants of concealment(s): documents, often of a fraudulent nature, granting concealed land to the holder. Also figurative. Cf. concealed land n. at concealed adj. Compounds, concealer n. 2. Now historical.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > legal right > right of possession or ownership > tenure of property > [noun] > freehold > tenure from Crown > without proper title

concealment1593

1593 R. Cosin Apol. for Sundrie Proc. (rev. ed.) iii. vii. 88 It may not be thought, that euery intrusion, deteiner, or concealement (which is incroching vpon the Kings right) or rauishment of his wardes, which hee ought to haue by his Prerogatiue Royall; is straightway, and necessarilie a Praemunire.

1600 Proclam. Elizabeth I 14 Jan. (single sheet) Pattents of concealement, which are found for the most part to be voyde in Law.

1623 Act 21 Jas. I c. 2 An act for the general quiet of the subjects against all pretences of concealment whatsoever.

1623 Act 21 Jas. I c. 2 [Persons]..Claiming or pretending to have any..claime..to the same [lands] by force or colour of any Letters Patents, Grants, vpon suggestion of Concealement or wrongfull detaining or not being in Charge, or defectiue Titles.

a1625 J. Fletcher Humorous Lieut. ii. i, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Qqq3/2 They say she keeps an office of Concealements.

1691 T. Hale Acct. New Inventions p. lxxiv Raking for old Debts, the number of Informations, Projects upon concealments, I could not find..ever to advantage the Crown.

1751 S. Whatley England's Gazetteer at Gonalston Here was an ancient chapel, chantry, or hos. which, thro' many patents of concealment, has been continued since the Diss. by the name of Gonalston-Spittle.

1905 Harvard Law Rev. 18 346 These concealments gave rise to the ‘title hunters’, who, discovering or pretending to discover concealed titles, obtained from the crown grants of such lands.

1997 Irish Hist. Stud. 30 321 Privy council orders..imposed an absolute ban on the lord deputy's proceeding with grants of concealments.

a. Something that conceals; a means of concealment; a secret or sheltered place. Frequently in plural in same sense. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > [noun] > capacity for concealment

concealment1593

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > means of concealment > [noun]

shadowc1200

blindfolding?c1225

coverturec1374

hiding1382

veilc1384

palliation?c1425

covert1574

panoply1576

hoodwink1577

mask1597

cover1600

screena1616

pretexture1618

purdah1621

subterfuge1621

tecture1624

coverlet1628

domino1836

face shield1842

concealment1847

protective colouring1873

camouflage1885

protective coloration1892

smokescreen1926

cover-up1927

scrim1942

marzipan1945

1593 T. Nashe Christs Teares f. 60 What soule is so metaphusicall subtile, that can humorously sirenize heauens soule, Iehouah, out of the concealements of hys Godhead?

1694 A. Horneck tr. B. Pictet Antidote Careless Indifferency Relig. xx. 128 A God that penetrates into the most secret Folds and Concealments of the Heart.

1728 J. Thomson Spring 32 The clefted Tree Offers it's kind Concealment to a Few [birds].

1847 H. Miller First Impressions Eng. v. 86 A gang of coiners were suspected..of harbouring among its concealments.

1858 E. H. Sears Athanasia xi. 88 Within the concealments and envelopments of this material body is..the real and immortal man.

1930 Pop. Aviation June 15/1 The three watchers stepped forward from their concealment.

b. The state or condition of being hidden from sight. Esp. in in concealment: hidden, in hiding.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > [noun] > concealed condition

hiding?c1225

concealment1608

latency1615

delitescence1632

concealedness1635

latentness1660

abscondment1694

delitescencya1697

occultation1758

latence1794

caving1867

1608 W. Shakespeare King Lear xvii. 53 Some deere cause, Will in concealement wrap me vp awhile.

1696 J. Lead Message Philadephian Soc. 14 The Virgin-Spirit..is in the Wilderness, where for a time she must be in Concealment.

1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones V. xv. vii. 253 ‘Wretch!’ cries Honour, bursting in a violent Rage from her Place of Concealment .

1794 S. Williams Nat. & Civil Hist. Vermont 143 A superiority in situation, numbers, concealment or some other circumstance.

1801 M. Edgeworth Prussian Vase in Moral Tales III. 8 She has a lover..in concealment..you won't betray him.

1883 G. A. Henty Friends though Divided vii. 96 The place of concealment was too cunningly devised to admit of discovery.

1950 F. C. Craighead Insect Enemies of Eastern Forests 62 Any debris which offers concealment should be removed.

2008 R. D. Linder Reformation Era 160 While living in concealment, Tyndale pursued his translation of the remainder of the Bible.

c. The action or an act of hiding something from sight.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > [noun]

hiding?c1225

heelinga1250

hidea1300

hillinga1300

coverturec1374

tapinage1390

concealing1421

hodymokec1450

occultation1453

concelising1492

blindnessa1616

concealmenta1616

shrouding1615

back-hood1621

absconsion1649

screening1651

obvelation1664

muffling1788

tucking1810

smokescreening1922

a1616 W. Shakespeare Coriolanus (1623) i. x. 21 'Twere a Concealement worse then a Theft.

1695 Act 7 William III 10 Sept. 3 Upon suspicion of Fraud, or Concealments of Monies or other Things Given, to Examin Witnesses upon Oath.

1745 P. Thomas True Jrnl. Voy. South-Seas 64 He..commanded..that every Man's Chest and Hammock should be search'd to prevent Concealments.

1810 Monthly Mirror Apr. 319 We have no objection to the concealment of Mr. Scott's lame foot.

1876 in W. G. Myer Federal Decisions (1885) XII. 182 The defendant..aided in the concealment of these spirits.

1935 G. Glenn Law governing Liquidation iii. 54/2 There was no evidence of any concealment of merchandise or money.

2011 F. E. Babb Tourism Encounter ii. iii. 67 Among the preparations was the concealment of a squatter settlement.

†4. A secret, a mystery. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > [noun] > something concealed, a secret

derna1000

counsel1377

secrec1386

dernheada1400

secretnessc1425

secrecyc1450

secret1450

concealment1598

reservation1612

cabal1631

recess1646

occult1648

reserve1680

state secret1822

reserving1844

inédit1910

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > a profound secret, mystery > [noun]

rounOE

mysteryc1384

sacramentc1384

secrec1386

secret1390

riddlec1400

concealment1598

arcanum1605

Sphinxa1610

abstrusity1632

cryptic1663

1598 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 1 iii. i. 163 A worthy gentleman, Exceedingly well read and profited In strange concealements .

1622 T. Scott Belgicke Pismire 47 What skils it, whether my soule departs with many concealments which might have bettered others.

Phrases

concealment of birth n. the crime of concealing the birth of a baby which has subsequently died.In 1803 concealment of birth, carrying a sentence of two years, was established in Britain as a less severe alternative to the charge of infanticide, which was punishable by death.

ΚΠ

1790 J. Heath tr. J. L. Baudelocque Syst. Midwifery I. i. iii. 216 The crimes of violation, of infanticide, and concealment of birth [Fr. suppression de part], have appeared so abominable, that the just severity of the laws has at all times punished with death the persons who have been convicted of them.

1865 A. S. Taylor Princ. & Pract. Med. Jurispr. lx. 777 The concealment of pregnancy is no offence in the English Law, but the concealment of delivery or of the birth of a child is a misdemeanour... Any person tried for the murder of any child, and acquitted thereof, may be found guilty of concealment of birth.

1935 Kenya Gaz. 14 May 471 The power of the court or jury..to find or return..a verdict of concealment of birth.

2007 M. E. Lewis Bioarchaeol. Children v. 95 Often, the lesser charge of ‘concealment of birth’ is offered when a child's body is found.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	concealment
释义	concealmentn. Brit. /kənˈsiːlm(ə)nt/, U.S. /kənˈsilm(ə)nt/ Forms: Middle English conselement, Middle English councelement, Middle English (in a late copy)–1500s conceylement, Middle English–1600s concelement, 1500s consealement, 1500s–1600s concealement, 1500s– concealment, 1600s consealment. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: French concelement ; conceal v., -ment suffix. Etymology: Partly (i) < Anglo-Norman concelement, conselement, conselment suppression of information to the injury or prejudice of another person, hiding of stolen goods, act of withholding something (all late 13th cent. or earlier; < conceler conceal v. + -ment -ment suffix), and partly (ii, in later use) < conceal v. + -ment suffix. Compare post-classical Latin concelamentum (frequently from late 12th cent. in British sources). 1. a. Law. The crime of concealing or suppressing information so as to cause injury or disadvantage to another; (formerly also) †an instance of this (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > [noun] dighelnessc1000 dernship?c1225 derna1250 concealmenta1325 hidnessc1330 hiddennessc1380 privy1384 secrenessc1386 secre1390 stillnessa1400 secretnessa1475 hodelnessec1475 scuggery?a1500 hugger-mugger1529 closeness1562 secrecy1563 privatenessa1586 covertness1592 hugger-mug1654 privacy1702 conspiracy of silence1865 hush-hush1973 society > law > rule of law > lawlessness > specific offences > [noun] > concealment of truth concealmenta1325 falset1482 falsehood1678 a1325 Statutes of Realm (2011) xiii. 67 Ipurueid is for hoere concelement ant for hoere laschesse of, þe lord king for te abaten hoere pouer of felons. ?a1400 (a1338) R. Mannyng Chron. (Petyt) ii. 297 Þorgh fals concelement William did his wille. 1479 in J. T. Smith & L. T. Smith Eng. Gilds (1870) 416 I shall..do no councelement of the kynges rightes. 1521 T. Wolsey Let. in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eng. Hist. (1834) I. lxiv. 179 Committed to the Towre..for a smale conceylement proceding of necligence. 1556 N. Grimald tr. Cicero Thre Bks. Duties iii. f. 134^v Such maner of concealments can not all bee comprehended in the ciuill law. 1644 Ordinance touching Excise of Flesh-victualls 5 All persons who shall seek to elude this Ordinance, by concealment, or other fraudulent practice..shall be subject to all Fines, Forfeiture, Imprisonment, or other punishment whatsoever. 1746 Ess. Inequality Present Taxes 64 Every wilful Concealment under this Law, should be liable to a quadruple Forfeiture. 1804 W. Cruise Digest Laws Eng. Real Prop. IV. 38 Where there is any fraud or concealment practised by the vendor, the purchaser may bring an action on the case, in the nature of an action of deceit. 1848 J. Arnould Law Marine Insurance I. ii. ii. 536 Concealment, in the law of insurance, is the suppression of a material fact within the knowledge of either party, which the other has not the means of knowing. 1979 Washington Post 22 Apr. a8/2 The recommendations included larceny (of gear), violation of federal law (theft of shellfish), concealment and violation of a general order. b. The action or an act of keeping something secret or hidden from knowledge. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > keeping from knowledge > [noun] coverture1393 laina1400 coveringc1400 palliation?c1425 lainingc1440 lonea1450 hudder-mudder1461 hugger-mugger1529 concealment1565 celation1567 hugger1576 burial1596 smothering1602 suppression1651 disguisal1652 hugger-mug1654 latitancy1701 cover-up1927 wraps1939 1565 W. Alley Πτωχομυσεῖον iii. v. f. 172^v These two [vailes]..do signify two maner of coueringes and concealements: for the inward vaile doth signify the couering of heauenlye misteries. a1600 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie (1648) vi. 22 Confession doth..abate the weight of mens offences,..concealment doth make them heavier. a1616 W. Shakespeare Twelfth Night (1623) ii. iv. 111 She neuer told her loue, But let concealment like a worme i'th budde Feede on her damaske cheeke. View more context for this quotation 1665 R. Boyle Occas. Refl. v. iv. sig. Kk5^v Though a needless Ostentation of ones Excellencies may be more glorious, a modest Concealment of them is usually more safe. a1750 L. Pilkington Mem. (1754) III. 174 But whenever I want Concealment, if your Lordship is mentioned, I will take care to be silent. 1792 J. Almon Anecd. Life W. Pitt (octavo ed.) III. xxxix. 39 I know that all concealments are vain and useless. 1830 Evangelical Mag. Mar. 96/2 The false delicacy that would recommend a weak concealment of the truth. 1861 J. Tulloch Eng. Puritanism ii. 193 He made no concealment of his opinions. 1913 E. C. Bentley Woman in Black xiv. 267 His careful concealment of such a hatred was a characteristic feature of the stratagem. 1993 M. Gee Going West (1994) 50 His marriage sometimes seems to him an intricate device of honesties and concealments. 2. Law. The holding of land allegedly belonging to the Crown, without an official claim to it; an instance of this. Also in patents also grants of concealment(s): documents, often of a fraudulent nature, granting concealed land to the holder. Also figurative. Cf. concealed land n. at concealed adj. Compounds, concealer n. 2. Now historical. ΘΚΠ society > law > legal right > right of possession or ownership > tenure of property > [noun] > freehold > tenure from Crown > without proper title concealment1593 1593 R. Cosin Apol. for Sundrie Proc. (rev. ed.) iii. vii. 88 It may not be thought, that euery intrusion, deteiner, or concealement (which is incroching vpon the Kings right) or rauishment of his wardes, which hee ought to haue by his Prerogatiue Royall; is straightway, and necessarilie a Praemunire. 1600 Proclam. Elizabeth I 14 Jan. (single sheet) Pattents of concealement, which are found for the most part to be voyde in Law. 1623 Act 21 Jas. I c. 2 An act for the general quiet of the subjects against all pretences of concealment whatsoever. 1623 Act 21 Jas. I c. 2 [Persons]..Claiming or pretending to have any..claime..to the same [lands] by force or colour of any Letters Patents, Grants, vpon suggestion of Concealement or wrongfull detaining or not being in Charge, or defectiue Titles. a1625 J. Fletcher Humorous Lieut. ii. i, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Qqq3/2 They say she keeps an office of Concealements. 1691 T. Hale Acct. New Inventions p. lxxiv Raking for old Debts, the number of Informations, Projects upon concealments, I could not find..ever to advantage the Crown. 1751 S. Whatley England's Gazetteer at Gonalston Here was an ancient chapel, chantry, or hos. which, thro' many patents of concealment, has been continued since the Diss. by the name of Gonalston-Spittle. 1905 Harvard Law Rev. 18 346 These concealments gave rise to the ‘title hunters’, who, discovering or pretending to discover concealed titles, obtained from the crown grants of such lands. 1997 Irish Hist. Stud. 30 321 Privy council orders..imposed an absolute ban on the lord deputy's proceeding with grants of concealments. 3. a. Something that conceals; a means of concealment; a secret or sheltered place. Frequently in plural in same sense. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > [noun] > capacity for concealment concealment1593 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > means of concealment > [noun] shadowc1200 blindfolding?c1225 coverturec1374 hiding1382 veilc1384 palliation?c1425 covert1574 panoply1576 hoodwink1577 mask1597 cover1600 screena1616 pretexture1618 purdah1621 subterfuge1621 tecture1624 coverlet1628 domino1836 face shield1842 concealment1847 protective colouring1873 camouflage1885 protective coloration1892 smokescreen1926 cover-up1927 scrim1942 marzipan1945 1593 T. Nashe Christs Teares f. 60 What soule is so metaphusicall subtile, that can humorously sirenize heauens soule, Iehouah, out of the concealements of hys Godhead? 1694 A. Horneck tr. B. Pictet Antidote Careless Indifferency Relig. xx. 128 A God that penetrates into the most secret Folds and Concealments of the Heart. 1728 J. Thomson Spring 32 The clefted Tree Offers it's kind Concealment to a Few [birds]. 1847 H. Miller First Impressions Eng. v. 86 A gang of coiners were suspected..of harbouring among its concealments. 1858 E. H. Sears Athanasia xi. 88 Within the concealments and envelopments of this material body is..the real and immortal man. 1930 Pop. Aviation June 15/1 The three watchers stepped forward from their concealment. b. The state or condition of being hidden from sight. Esp. in in concealment: hidden, in hiding. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > [noun] > concealed condition hiding?c1225 concealment1608 latency1615 delitescence1632 concealedness1635 latentness1660 abscondment1694 delitescencya1697 occultation1758 latence1794 caving1867 1608 W. Shakespeare King Lear xvii. 53 Some deere cause, Will in concealement wrap me vp awhile. View more context for this quotation 1696 J. Lead Message Philadephian Soc. 14 The Virgin-Spirit..is in the Wilderness, where for a time she must be in Concealment. 1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones V. xv. vii. 253 ‘Wretch!’ cries Honour, bursting in a violent Rage from her Place of Concealment . View more context for this quotation 1794 S. Williams Nat. & Civil Hist. Vermont 143 A superiority in situation, numbers, concealment or some other circumstance. 1801 M. Edgeworth Prussian Vase in Moral Tales III. 8 She has a lover..in concealment..you won't betray him. 1883 G. A. Henty Friends though Divided vii. 96 The place of concealment was too cunningly devised to admit of discovery. 1950 F. C. Craighead Insect Enemies of Eastern Forests 62 Any debris which offers concealment should be removed. 2008 R. D. Linder Reformation Era 160 While living in concealment, Tyndale pursued his translation of the remainder of the Bible. c. The action or an act of hiding something from sight. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > [noun] hiding?c1225 heelinga1250 hidea1300 hillinga1300 coverturec1374 tapinage1390 concealing1421 hodymokec1450 occultation1453 concelising1492 blindnessa1616 concealmenta1616 shrouding1615 back-hood1621 absconsion1649 screening1651 obvelation1664 muffling1788 tucking1810 smokescreening1922 a1616 W. Shakespeare Coriolanus (1623) i. x. 21 'Twere a Concealement worse then a Theft. View more context for this quotation 1695 Act 7 William III 10 Sept. 3 Upon suspicion of Fraud, or Concealments of Monies or other Things Given, to Examin Witnesses upon Oath. 1745 P. Thomas True Jrnl. Voy. South-Seas 64 He..commanded..that every Man's Chest and Hammock should be search'd to prevent Concealments. 1810 Monthly Mirror Apr. 319 We have no objection to the concealment of Mr. Scott's lame foot. 1876 in W. G. Myer Federal Decisions (1885) XII. 182 The defendant..aided in the concealment of these spirits. 1935 G. Glenn Law governing Liquidation iii. 54/2 There was no evidence of any concealment of merchandise or money. 2011 F. E. Babb Tourism Encounter ii. iii. 67 Among the preparations was the concealment of a squatter settlement. †4. A secret, a mystery. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > [noun] > something concealed, a secret derna1000 counsel1377 secrec1386 dernheada1400 secretnessc1425 secrecyc1450 secret1450 concealment1598 reservation1612 cabal1631 recess1646 occult1648 reserve1680 state secret1822 reserving1844 inédit1910 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > a profound secret, mystery > [noun] rounOE mysteryc1384 sacramentc1384 secrec1386 secret1390 riddlec1400 concealment1598 arcanum1605 Sphinxa1610 abstrusity1632 cryptic1663 1598 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 1 iii. i. 163 A worthy gentleman, Exceedingly well read and profited In strange concealements . View more context for this quotation 1622 T. Scott Belgicke Pismire 47 What skils it, whether my soule departs with many concealments which might have bettered others. Phrases concealment of birth n. the crime of concealing the birth of a baby which has subsequently died.In 1803 concealment of birth, carrying a sentence of two years, was established in Britain as a less severe alternative to the charge of infanticide, which was punishable by death. ΚΠ 1790 J. Heath tr. J. L. Baudelocque Syst. Midwifery I. i. iii. 216 The crimes of violation, of infanticide, and concealment of birth [Fr. suppression de part], have appeared so abominable, that the just severity of the laws has at all times punished with death the persons who have been convicted of them. 1865 A. S. Taylor Princ. & Pract. Med. Jurispr. lx. 777 The concealment of pregnancy is no offence in the English Law, but the concealment of delivery or of the birth of a child is a misdemeanour... Any person tried for the murder of any child, and acquitted thereof, may be found guilty of concealment of birth. 1935 Kenya Gaz. 14 May 471 The power of the court or jury..to find or return..a verdict of concealment of birth. 2007 M. E. Lewis Bioarchaeol. Children v. 95 Often, the lesser charge of ‘concealment of birth’ is offered when a child's body is found. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.a1325
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