cover-up
noun
cov·er-up
ˈkə-vər-ˌəp 
1
a
: a device or stratagem for masking or concealing
his garrulousness is a cover-up for insecurity
b
: a usually concerted effort to keep an illegal or unethical act or situation from being made public
2
: a loose outer garment
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At issue in the case of Fischer v. United States is whether a federal law enacted in 2002 to prevent the cover-up of financial crimes can be used to put some Jan. 6 defendants behind bars, potentially up to 20 years.
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Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 16 Apr. 2024
Trump's lawyers say the disbursements indeed were legal expenses, not a cover-up.
—Jennifer Peltz, arkansasonline.com, 16 Apr. 2024
Hence, why this cover-up has more than 17,400 five-star ratings (and was bought more than 1,000 times in the last month, according to Amazon).
—Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 13 Apr. 2024
In more ways than one, the Simpson trial laid bare an uncomfortable truth about the LAPD’s history of brutality and cover-ups against the Black community that some white Angelenos were still questioning even four years after King’s beating, according to former Councilmember Zev Yaroslavsky.
—Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2024
To think otherwise — that there was a cover-up — is beyond ludicrous.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2024
The officers then planned a cover-up and agreed to plant drugs on Jenkins and Parker, and those false charges stood against the men for months, The Associated Press reported.
—Maria Piñero, NBC News, 10 Apr. 2024
True, who turns 6 later this week, wears an orange one-piece and her hair in long braids, standing next to her mom, who sports a bikini and a cover-up.
—Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 9 Apr. 2024
Microsoft said the disinformation campaign likened the derailment to 9/11 and Pearl Harbor cover-up theories.
—Koh Ewe, TIME, 5 Apr. 2024
Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 16 Apr. 2024
Trump's lawyers say the disbursements indeed were legal expenses, not a cover-up.
—Jennifer Peltz, arkansasonline.com, 16 Apr. 2024
Hence, why this cover-up has more than 17,400 five-star ratings (and was bought more than 1,000 times in the last month, according to Amazon).
—Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 13 Apr. 2024
In more ways than one, the Simpson trial laid bare an uncomfortable truth about the LAPD’s history of brutality and cover-ups against the Black community that some white Angelenos were still questioning even four years after King’s beating, according to former Councilmember Zev Yaroslavsky.
—Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2024
To think otherwise — that there was a cover-up — is beyond ludicrous.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2024
The officers then planned a cover-up and agreed to plant drugs on Jenkins and Parker, and those false charges stood against the men for months, The Associated Press reported.
—Maria Piñero, NBC News, 10 Apr. 2024
True, who turns 6 later this week, wears an orange one-piece and her hair in long braids, standing next to her mom, who sports a bikini and a cover-up.
—Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 9 Apr. 2024
Microsoft said the disinformation campaign likened the derailment to 9/11 and Pearl Harbor cover-up theories.
—Koh Ewe, TIME, 5 Apr. 2024
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“Cover-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cover-up. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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