suppressio veri
Example Sentences
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There is some trace of complicity with those who are interested in a suppressio veri.
From Letters of Lord Acton To Mary, Daughter of the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone by Acton, John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton, Baron
He has more to say and more opportunities to deceive the jury, not only by naked lying, but by both suppressio veri and suggestio falsi.
From The Shadow On The Dial, and Other Essays 1909 by Howes, S. O. (Silas Orrin)
I am well aware that the path of the biographer is beset with pitfalls, and that, for him, suppressio veri is almost necessarily suggestio falsi—the least omission may distort the whole picture.
From The Life and Letters of Lewis Carroll (Rev. C. L. Dodgson) by Collingwood, Stuart Dodgson
Mr. Brander Matthews points out, in answer to these grave charges, that Bluffing is merely a suppressio veri and that it requires a great deal of physical courage on the part of the player.
From Reviews by Wilde, Oscar
He could not even be induced to adopt the suppressio veri.
From Canadian Notabilities, Volume 1 by Dent, John Charles
