concealment (n.)

early 14c. (late 13c. in Anglo-French), "act of hiding or keeping secret," from Old French concelement "concealment, secrecy," from conceler "to hide" (see conceal). Originally a term in law, "intentional suppression of truth to the injury of another;" general sense of "state of being concealed" is from c. 1600.

updated on February 18, 2018