DETECTION

Source: 566, 567

detection. Detection, n. a discovery, the act of finding out

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De‐tec″tion (?), n. [[L. detectio an uncovering, revealing.]] The act of detecting; the laying open what was concealed or hidden; discovery; as, the detection of a thief; the detection of fraud, forgery, or a plot. Such secrets of guilt are never from detection. D. Webster.