The practice of hiding prisoners from inspection from (possibly hostile) outside inspectors.

present participle of ghost

plural of ghosting

(uncommon or dated) The spirit; the human soul. / The disembodied soul; the soul or spirit of a deceased person; a spirit appearing after death. / Any faint shadowy semblance; an unsubstantial image.

(obsolete, transitive) To haunt; to appear to in the form of an apparition. / (obsolete) To die; to expire. / (literary) To imbue with a ghost-like hue or effect.

plural of ghost

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ghost

simple past tense and past participle of ghost

(of an article or published opinion) written under the name of another person; ghostwritten

(Christianity) The person (hypostasis) of the Trinity or Godhead corresponding to divine essence, which becomes present in and among the faithful (particularly inspired prophets) and is considered to proceed either (Eastern Orthodoxy) from God the Father alone or (Roman Catholicism) from Him together with God the Son.