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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