Word of the Day - Suppressio Veri

suppressio veri

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SUPPRESSIO VERI. 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 with fairness. 1 Bla. Rep. 594; 3 Burr. 1809.

3. Suppressio veri as well as suggestio falsi is a ground to rescind an agreement, or at least not to carry it into execution. 3 Atk. 383; Prec. Ch. 138; 1 Fonb. Eq. c. 2, s. 8; 1 Ball & Beatty, 241; 3 Munf. 232 1 Pet. 383; 2 Paige, 390 4 Bouv. Inst. n. 3841. Vide Concealment; Misrepresentation; Representation: Suggestio falsi. A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States. By John Bouvier. Published 1856.

see also COLOR

color (Deceptive appearance), noun act of dissembling, affectation, allegation, alleged motive, apparent right, cloak, concealment, cunning, deceit, deception, deceptive covering, device, disingenuousness, display, dissimulation, distortion, equivocalness, equivocation, evasion, exaggeration, external appearance, false appearance, falseness, falsification, feint, gloss, guile, guise, impression, misrepresentation, misstatement, outward appearance, pretense, pretext, representation, show, simulacrum, simulation, subterfuge, suggestio falsi, suppressio veri