Meaning
concealment, hiding
- the intentional act of hiding or concealing something, especially evidence or a corpse
- the concealment or non-disclosure of financial assets or information
In a sentence
L'indagato è accusato di omicidio e di occultamento di cadavere.
The suspect is accused of murder and concealment of a corpse.
Non c'è stata alcuna prova di occultamento intenzionale dei documenti fiscali.
There was no evidence of intentional concealment of tax documents.
L'occultamento delle armi ha reso le indagini della polizia molto complesse.
The concealment of the weapons made the police investigation very complex.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| occultamento | masculine · singular |
| occultamenti | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Formal: mainly found in legal, bureaucratic, and journalistic contexts.
- Most frequently used in criminal law in the phrase 'occultamento di cadavere'.