English Explanatory Dictionary

suggestio falsi

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A misrepresentation of the truth brought about by implying a falsehood to be true; a lie of implication. Compare suppressio veri.

Word forms

suggestio falsi suggestiones falsi

Etymology

Latin: suggestiō (“suggestion”) + falsī (“of a falsehood”, genitive singular form of falsum, “an untruth”, “falsehood”) = “a suggestion of an untruth” ≈ “suggestion of deceit”.

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