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noun
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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History
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”
