Suppression Of Evidence
(n) Suppression of evidence is the action by which a prosecutor who obtains information by virtue of his authority hide such evidences which he is bound to reveal to the defended, when the defense is unaware of it.
suppression of evidence
n. 1) a judge's determination not to allow evidence to be admitted in a criminal trial because it was illegally obtained or was discovered due to an illegal search. 2) the improper hiding of evidence by a prosecutor who ...
"I think we should consider very carefully whether we do not have a [legal] duty to advise the Court of the existence of the Ringle memorandum … It occurs to me that any other course of conduct might approximate the suppression of evidence.
 See also: Suppress, Constitution, Were, Action, Will
  
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