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receler

to receive stolen goods, to conceal

verb ruh-suh-LEH Rare

Origin: French 're-' + 'celer' (to hide), from Latin 'celare'

Also means

to harbour (a secret)

Usage Note

Receler is a legal term for receiving or concealing stolen goods — the crime of recel. The person who does this is a receleur/receleuse. Figuratively it can mean to harbour or contain something hidden, as in receler un mystère ('to conceal a mystery').

Examples

"Il a été arrêté pour avoir recelé des objets volés."

Natural Translation

He was arrested for receiving stolen goods.

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