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Suppress

To stop something or someone; to prevent, prohibit, or subdue.

To suppress evidence is to keep it from being admitted at trial by showing either that it was illegally obtained or that it is irrelevant.

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Waters suspects that it is possible a father suppressing his emotions is not unusual, so it did not have as much impact on the kids in this study.

Not in Front of the Kids

1946, 'declaring a state of emergency in the provinces of Maguindanao, Sultan Kudarat and the City of Cotabato for the purpose of preventing and suppressing lawless violence in the aforesaid areas.'

States of rebellion, emergency under Arroyo administration

In a letter to the President, they said: "Quite simply, the classification of the RDI programme is suppressing evidence, suppressing the truth and ultimately will suppress any real justice."

Obama told: Come clean over torture

After examining hundreds of genes, the team identified Samd9L, which has a role in suppressing cell proliferation.

Gene responsible for suppressing leukemia identified

Christians cannot return to the days of suppressing conscience or imprisoning and murdering in the name of theological truth.

Use only as directed: charges of heresy should not be tossed about casually. But when it comes to the basics of our belief, we still need to call it like it is

Because of their antiinflammatory effects, NSAIDs have been suspected of suppressing host immunity during infection, particularly GAS infection (2).

Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs and group A streptococcal infection

Says a nutrition expert at London's Imperial College, Professor Steve Bloom: "We should be able to control appetite within five to 10 years." The scientists isolated an appetite suppressing hormone, dubbed obestatin, which, when injected into rats, suppressed food intake by about 50% compared with rats not given the hormone.

Fighting the flab: appetite control within 10 years

(29) "Suppressing post-warning statements under such circumstances would serve 'neither the general goal of deterring improper police misconduct nor the Fifth Amendment goal of assuring trustworthy evidence.'" (30)

The Supreme Court brings an end to the "end run" around Miranda

As for evidence that controlling cortisol levels will help people lose weight, "it hasn't been studied," says Purnell, "because suppressing cortisol levels is a double-edged sword that many drug companies don't want to touch."

Weight loss in a bottle? Forget the claims. Here's the evidence

"This gentleman has a vested interest in suppressing the black voter turnout in this state," says John Hickey, executive director of the Missouri Progressive Vote Coalition.

Bullies at the voting booth

"In Communist areas and those influenced by religious fundamentalism, they are no longer content with suppressing individuals; they destroy all objects and buildings linked to freedom of worship," Father Cervellera said.

In Asia, a trend to destroy Catholic schools

Rather than suppressing symptoms, as with common 'traditional' drugs, homeopathic formulas work naturally, without fear of overdosing or contraindications.