suppressio veri

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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

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

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

When, however, Palikao was willing to speak he often did so untruthfully, repeatedly adding the suggestio falsi to the suppressio veri.

From My Days of Adventure The Fall of France, 1870-71 by Vizetelly, Ernest Alfred

Sir David Brewster's account of the matter, according to the German authorities, Gerhardt, Guhrauer, and others, is one-sided, and sins by suppressio veri, ignoring important documents, particularly Leibnitz's letter to Oldenburg, August 27, 1676.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 08, June 1858 by Various