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    3. 隠滅

    隠滅

    隠いん滅めつ

    destruction (esp. of evidence)

    KMT8News #19+1Noun, Participle, Verb, IntransitivePolitics & LawKanji Vocab27 strokes

    湮滅堙滅

    いんめつえんめつ

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    destruction (esp. of evidence), spoliation, suppression
    law
    2.
    hiding, concealment

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    彼かれは証しょう拠この隠いん滅めつを図はかった。

    He attempted to destroy evidence.

    KMT5Politics & Law
    警けい察さつは、事じ件けんの隠いん滅めつ工こう作さくがあったとみている。

    The police suspect there was an attempt to conceal the incident.

    KMT8Politics & Law
    企き業ぎょうは不ふ祥しょう事じの隠いん滅めつを試こころみたが、情じょう報ほうが漏ろう洩えいし、社しゃ会かい的てきな批ひ判はんを浴あびた。

    The company attempted to conceal the scandal, but the information leaked, drawing public criticism.

    KMT8Business & FinancePolitics & Law
    政せい治じ家かによる公こう文ぶん書しょの隠いん滅めつは、民みん主しゅ主しゅ義ぎの根こん幹かんを揺ゆるがす行こう為いだ。

    The destruction of public documents by politicians is an act that shakes the foundation of democracy.

    KMT8Politics & Law
    隠いん滅めつされたデータは、デジタルフォレンジックによって復ふく元げんされる可か能のう性せいがある。

    Destroyed data may be recovered through digital forensics.

    KMT8Politics & LawTechnology

    Kanji that make up this word

    隠
    かく.す・かく.し・かく.れる・よ.る…(4)
    conceal・hide・cover
    滅
    ほろ.びる・ほろ.ぶ・ほろ.ぼす…(1)
    destroy・ruin・overthrow・perish
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