- covert act
- any illegal behaviourNot just hidden or secret in the literal sense:'Do you mean acts of sabotage?' 'Er... could I just say covert acts?' (Lyall, 1985)
How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. R. W. Holder. 2014.
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