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suggestio falsi|səˈdʒɛstɪəʊ ˈfælsaɪ|
Pl. suggestiones falsi.
[mod.L., = suggestion of what is false.]
A misrepresentation of the truth whereby something incorrect is implied to be true; an indirect lie. Often in contexts with suppressio veri.
1815H. Maddock Princ. & Pract. Chancery I. 208 Whenever Suppressio veri or Suggestio falsi occur..they afford a sufficient ground for setting aside any Release or Conveyance. 1855Newspaper & Gen. Reader's Pocket Compan. i. 4 He was bound to say that the suppressio veri on that occasion approached very nearly to a positive suggestio falsi. 1898Kipling Stalky (1899) 36 It seems..that they had held back material facts; that they were guilty both of suppressio veri and suggestio falsi. 1907W. de Morgan Alice-for-Short xxxvi. 389 That's suppressio veri and suggestio falsi! Besides, it's fibs! 1962J. Wilson Public Schools & Private Practice i. 19 It is rare to find a positively verifiable untruth in a school brochure: but it is equally rare not to find a great many suggestiones falsi, particularly as regards the material comfort and facilities available. 1980D. Newsome On Edge of Paradise 7 There are undoubted cases of suppressio veri; on the other hand, he appears to eschew suggestio falsi. |