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Secrete

Defined in 3 dictionaries — Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Anderson (1889)

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

To conceal or hide away. Particularly, to put property out of the reach of creditors, either by corpofally hiding it or putting the title in another's name or otherwise hindering creditors from levying on it or attaching it Pearre v. Hawkins, 62 Tex. 437; Guile v. McNanny, 14 Minn. 522 (Gil. 391) 100 Am. Dee, 244; Sturz v. Fischer, 15 Misc. Rep. 410, 36 N. Y. Supp. 894.

A Law Dictionary and Glossary

George C. Kinney · 1893

As applied to the property of a debtor secreted from a creditor, means in any unlawful way to put out of the creditor's reach.

A Dictionary of Law

William C. Anderson · 1889

Applies to any making away with property which puts it unlawfully out of the reach of a creditor.* May be by putting legal impediments in the way by which he is prevented from getting possession in order to effect payment.* See Bankruptcy.