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Concealment

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-001145

The act of deliberately hiding or failing to disclose material facts that one has a duty to reveal, often with the intent to deceive or defraud. In insurance law, concealment of a material fact by an applicant can render a policy voidable. In criminal law, it can refer to hiding evidence or a person to obstruct justice.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-001145
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-001145",
  "term": "Concealment",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "The act of deliberately hiding or failing to disclose material facts that one has a duty to reveal, often with the intent to deceive or defraud. In insurance law, concealment of a material fact by an applicant can render a policy voidable. In criminal law, it can refer to hiding evidence or a person to obstruct justice.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/concealment/"
}

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