Con-cēal'ment, n.
n. 1. The act of concealing, hiding, or keeping out of sight. Shak. 2. The state of being hid or concealed; privacy.
Some dear cause Will in concealment wrap me up a while. Shak.
Sense 3. The place of hiding; a secret place; retreat from observation; cover from sight.
The cleft tree Offers its kind concealment to a few, Their food its insects, and its moss their nests. Thomson.
Sense 4. (Law.) Suppression of the truth, or of facts and circumstances which in justice ought to be made known. Bouvier.