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noun
Concealment that attempts to prevent something scandalous from becoming public.
is a specific kind of: concealing, concealment, hiding.
is a broader term that covers: blue wall, blue wall of silence, wall of silence.
derivation: cover, cover up.
Dutch: wegmoffelen, doofpotaffaire
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