suppressio veri

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English

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Etymology

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Latin: suppressiō (a pressing down”, “suppression) + vērī (“of reality”, genitive singular form of vērum, “reality”, “fact”) = “a pressing down of reality” ≈ “suppression of the truth”

Noun

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suppressio veri (plural suppressiones veri)

  1. A misrepresentation of the truth by the omission or suppression of certain key facts; a lie of omission. Compare suggestio falsi.

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