The act of suppressing, crushing or destroying; as the suppression of a riot, insurrection or tumult.

The act of retaining from utterance, vent or disclosure; concealment; as the suppression of truth, of reports, of evidence and the like.

The retaining of any thing from public notice; as the suppression of a letter or any writing.

The stoppage, obstruction or morbid retention of discharges; as the suppression of urine, of diarrhea or other discharge.

In grammar or composition, omission; as the suppression of a word.