suppression of evidence — n. (1) A court’s refusal to admit evidence acquired by unlawful means. (2) A party’s refusal or failure to furnish opposing counsel with evidence that might prove unfavorable. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of… … Law dictionary
Suppression of evidence — is a term used in the United States legal system to describe the lawful or unlawful act of preventing evidence from being shown in a trial. This could happen for several reasons. For example, if a judge believes that the evidence in question was… … Wikipedia
suppression of evidence — The ruling of a trial judge to the effect that evidence sought to be admitted should be excluded because it was illegally acquired. Motions to suppress illegally obtained evidence are governed by Fed.R.Crim.P. 5.1(a), 12, and 41. See also… … Black's law dictionary
evidence — ev·i·dence 1 / e və dəns, ˌdens/ n [Medieval Latin evidentia, from Latin, that which is obvious, from evident evidens clear, obvious, from e out of, from + videns, present participle of videre to see]: something that furnishes or tends to furnish … Law dictionary
evidence — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Means of proving Nouns 1. evidence, facts, premises, data, grounds, demonstration, confirmation, corroboration, support, ratification, authentication, acknowledgment, proof; state s, king s, queen s,… … English dictionary for students
Suppression of English Monasteries Under Henry VIII — Suppression of English Monasteries under Henry VIII † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Suppression of English Monasteries under Henry VIII From any point of view the destruction of the English monasteries by Henry VIII must be regarded as one… … Catholic encyclopedia
Suppression of dissent — occurs when an individual or group which is more powerful than another tries to directly or indirectly censor, persecute or otherwise oppress the other party, rather than engage with and constructively respond to or accommodate the other party s… … Wikipedia
Suppression — Sup*pres sion, n. [L. suppressio: cf. F. suppression.] 1. The act of suppressing, or the state of being suppressed; repression; as, the suppression of a riot, insurrection, or tumult; the suppression of truth, of reports, of evidence, and the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Suppression of Freemasonry — Some governments, mostly authoritarian, and virtually all totalitarian, regimes have treated Freemasonry as a potential source of opposition due to its secret nature and international connections. It has been alleged by Masonic scholars that the… … Wikipedia
illegally obtained evidence — Evidence which is obtained in violation of defendant s rights because officers had no warrant and no probable cause to arrest or because the warrant was defective and no valid grounds existed for seizure without a warrant. Evidence secured in… … Black's law dictionary
