証しょう拠こ隠いん滅めつ

noun

destruction of evidence

Legal term for destroying, hiding, or tampering with evidence. Often used in criminal contexts.

• 容よう疑ぎ者しゃは証しょう拠こ隠いん滅めつを図はかったとみられている。

  The suspect is believed to have attempted to destroy evidence.