celationn.
/sɪˈleɪʃən/ Concealment; esp. in Law, concealment of birth or pregnancy.
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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
society > law > rule of law > lawlessness > specific offences > [noun] > concealment of truth > specific
subreption1680
spoliation1752
celation1881
1567 Sc. Acts (1814) 573 (Jam.) In occultatioun and celatioune of the premissis.
1881 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Celation, the concealment of pregnancy or parturition.
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