Con*ceal"ment (?), n. [OF. concelement.] 1. The act of concealing; the state of being concealed.

But let concealment, like a worm i' the bud,
Feed on her damask cheek.
Shak.

Some dear cause
Will in concealment wrap me up awhile.
Shak.

2. A place of hiding; a secret place; a retreat frem observation.

The cleft tree
Offers its kind concealment to a few.
Thomson.

3. A secret; out of the way knowledge. [Obs.]

Well read in strange concealments.
Shak.

4. (Law) Suppression of such facts and circumstances as in justice ought to be made known. Wharton.

• The practice of keeping secrets
  
• The condition of being hidden or concealed
  
• (military) Protection from observation or surveillance