suppressĭo (subp-), ōnis, f. [supprimo], a pressing down or under, suppression, i. e., *
I A keeping back , retaining of money, embezzlement : praedae ac suppressiones judiciales, Cic. Clu. 25, 68.—*
II In medic. lang., a sense of oppression : nocturnae, i. e. the nightmare , Plin. 27, 10, 60, § 87.