De-tĕc'tion, n.

(-tĕk'shun), n. [Lat., detectio.] The act of detecting; the laying open what was concealed or hidden; discovery; as, the detection of a thief or burglar; the detection of fraud or forgery; the detection of artifice, device, or a plot.

Such secrets of guilt are never safe from detection even by men. D. Webster.