suppressio veri
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In it there is throughout a suppressio veri, a suggestio falsi, and scarcely a page that does not bear false witness.
From Ancient Faiths And Modern A Dissertation upon Worships, Legends and Divinities by Thomas Inman
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 Oscar Wilde
It was rather the suppressio veri of which he was guilty than the propositio falsi.
From The Fortunate Youth by William John Locke
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
But I feel convinced that the irascible Methuselah on the croquet ground was purposely and maliciously guilty of suppressio veri.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, July 11, 1917 by Various
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