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suppression (suh PRESH uhn) (s) (noun), suppressions (pl)
1. The state of quenching, putting to an end, or terminating: The suppression of the demonstration in front of the city hall caused many people to be very upset with the officials.
2. The act of withholding by means of silencing, keeping quiet, or concealing: The mayor was eager for the suppression of the evidence regarding his financial activities.
3. The restraint or diminishing of discharges: The suppression of the patient's diarrhea was finally achieved when the doctor was able to curb the patient’s illness.
4. In psychology, the deliberate omission of undesirable thoughts or memories: Nicole was currently working overtime at the office to be in a mode of suppression, shutting out the horrors of the car accident she recently experienced.
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(Greek: check, stop, keep back, suppress; suppression)
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fraudulent concealment, suppression of evidence
1. The deliberate hiding, non-disclosure, or suppression of essential facts or circumstances that someone is legally or morally required to reveal; especially, with the intention to deceive or to defraud a person in a contractual arrangement.
2. Concealment, destruction or withholding of, or refusal to give, material evidence which a person has or knows and is legally or morally boung to reveal.

It is normally considered an '"obstruction of justice" which is a criminal offense.

3. A deliberate attempt to withhold information or to conceal an act to avoid a contractual responsibility.

Fraudulent concealment that is applied to health care providers comes up when a treating doctor conceals from an aggrieved patient that a previous treating doctor may have committed malpractice.

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