(A) pleading. A superfluous and useless statement of matter wholly foreign and impertinent to the cause. 2. In general surplusagium non nocet, according to the maxim utile per inutile non vitiatur; therefore if a man in his declaration, plea, make mention of a thing which need, not be stated, but the matter set forth is grammatically right, and perfectly sensible, no advantage … [Read more...]

To prevent facts, information or other data from being disclosed. … [Read more...]

Concealment of truth. 2. In general a suppression of the truth, when a party is bound to disclose it, vitiates a contract. In the contract of insurance a knowledge of the facts is required to enable the underwriter to calculate the chances and form a due estimate of the risk; and, in this contract perhaps more than any other, the parties are required to represent every thing … [Read more...]

Latin, meaning A suppression of truth is equivalent to an expression of falsehood. … [Read more...]

Typically refers to the suppression of evidence, most frequently in criminal cases. Evidence that has been determined by a judge to have been obtained illegally will be suppressed and deemed inadmissible for trial. The term is also used to describe the acts of a prosecutor who withholds relevant exculpatory evidence from counsel for the defense. … [Read more...]