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encobrimento

[ẽ.ko.bri.ˈmẽ.tu]
nounmasculinepl: encobrimentos
concealment, covering up, hiding
1. The act of covering, hiding, or concealing something
The concealment of evidence is a crime.
O encobrimento de provas é um crime.
2. The act of obscuring or keeping secret information, facts, or wrongdoing
The cover-up of the scandal lasted for months.
O encobrimento do escândalo durou meses.
3. Legal term: obstruction of justice or concealment of a crime
He was charged with concealment of a felony.
Ele foi acusado de encobrimento de um crime grave.
NYC Slang
cover-up
Synonyms
ocultaçãodissimulaçãocoberturavelamentosigilosilêncio
Antonyms
revelaçãodescobertaexposiçãotransparênciadivulgação

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
encobrimento
Standard usage in criminal law and general contexts
Portugal
encobrimento
Standard usage; may use 'ocultação' as alternative
São Paulo
encobrimento
Common in legal and journalistic contexts

Related Idioms & Phrases

encobrimento de provas
encobrimento de crime
estar em encobrimento
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