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Concealment of verses.
Concealment occurs when someone knows a relevant revealed passage, ruling, or testimony but withholds it when its disclosure is necessary for justice or religious guidance. The wording may remain unchanged; what is denied is access to the relevant evidence.
Possible motives include preserving status, avoiding social conflict, or resisting revision of an established opinion. But a claim that a particular person concealed evidence must itself be supported; disagreement alone does not establish deliberate concealment.
The distinction matters: an erroneous interpretation can be a mistake, whereas intentionally hiding known relevant evidence is a further moral act.