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SUGGESTIO FALSI

\səd͡ʒˈɛstɪˌə͡ʊ fˈɒlsi], \səd‍ʒˈɛstɪˌə‍ʊ fˈɒlsi], \s_ə_dʒ_ˈɛ_s_t_ɪ__ˌəʊ f_ˈɒ_l_s_i]\

Definitions of SUGGESTIO FALSI

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Positive misrepresentation not involving direct lie but going beyond concealment of the truth (cf. SUPPRESSIO VERI). [Latin]

1919 - The concise Oxford dictionary of current English
By Sir Augustus Henry

[L.] The suggestion of a falsehood without actually putting it into words. See Suppressio veri.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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