cover-up
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- Definitions and related terms
- Modern usage
- Typology
- In criminal law
- Examples
- Alleged cover-ups
- See also
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thumb|upright|"An ostrich only thinks he 'covers up'."
A cover-up is an attempt, whether successful or not, to conceal evidence of wrongdoing, error, incompetence, or other embarrassing information. Research has distinguished personal cover-ups (covering up one's own misdeeds) from relational cover-ups (covering up someone else's misdeeds).