suggestio falsi

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A Madrid paper asserted that "an important and friendly conference" had been held between the Minister and Mr. Layard, which, to say the least, was a suggestio falsi.

From Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. I) by O'Shea, John Augustus

This part of the epistle, a cunning combination of the suppressio veri and suggestio falsi, was given to all the others who were in the plot to copy.

From Dr. Jolliffe's Boys by Feller, Frank

Montanus, however, asserted Christ's promise of the Paraclete—his enemies allege that he identified himself with the Paraclete, a statement which might be used to show how quotation may lead to suggestio falsi.

From The Conflict of Religions in the Early Roman Empire by Glover, T. R. (Terrot Reaveley)

Her ethics on the suggestio falsi were weak.

From Uneasy Money by Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)

By a long suggestio falsi et suppressio veri it has led the population of this city to believe that the position of France has bettered itself every day that the siege has lasted.

From Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris by Labouchere, Henry