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...]

The refusal by the court to allow evidence to be disclosed. This can occur when a party obtained the evidence using unlawful means and also where one party unfairly obtains the evidence and has refused to make it available to opposing counsel when the law requires. … [Read more...]

Lat. Above; upon. This word occurring by itself In a book refers the reader to a previous part of the book, like "ante;" it is also the initial word of several Latin phrases. Supra protest. See PROTEST. Supra-riparian. Upper riparian; higher up the stream. This term is applied to the estate, rights, or duties of a riparian proprietor whose land is situated at a point nearer the … [Read more...]