suggestio falsi

noun

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

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Meanings

nounsuggestio falsi (plural suggestiones falsi)

plural suggestiones falsi

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

Origin

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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suggestio falsi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suggestio%20falsi

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “suggestio falsi,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suggestio%20falsi.

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