Suppression is a feminine noun meaning the act of suppress, to eliminate, extinguish. It can also be synonymous with omission, or disappearance.
The word suppression comes from the Latin term supply, which means "push down" or "stop". Suppression is a very common measure in authoritarian political regimes, where dictators are strong suppressors.
In medicine, suppression can be related to the suspension of a certain "secretion", such as menstruation, for example.
Suppression can be related to some type of censorship, when a certain text or book has words or paragraphs that were suppressed, that is, cut.
Vegetation suppression
Vegetation suppression is the act of removing a portion of vegetation from a given space. urban or rural, with the aim of using the area previously occupied by vegetation for purposes alternatives. However, when the vegetation is native (such as Atlantic forest, mangroves, natural fields, etc.), its suppression cannot be done indiscriminately, and an authorization is required for this purpose, regardless of its stage of development.
Instance suppression
Under the law, suppression of instance is an irregularity in which the higher court judges a matter that has not been examined by the lower court. The suppression of instance goes against a principle known as broad defense, established by the Constitution.
Overtime suppression
In the employment context, the suppression of overtime occurs when the employer decides to suspend the employee's ability to work overtime. In this case, the worker must be compensated in the amount corresponding to one month of suppressed hours for each year or fraction equal to or greater than six months in which overtime was worked.
Document deletion
In the context of a judicial investigation, suppression of documents is the act of destroying or withholding some public or private document for the benefit of oneself or another person. According to the penal code, the penalty will be "will be imprisonment, from two to six years and a fine, if
the document is public, or imprisonment, from one to five years, and fine, if the document is private."
