suppressaln.
/səˈprɛsl/, U.S. /səˈprɛs(ə)l/ rare.
= suppression n. (in various senses).
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society > authority > subjection > subjecting or subjugation > [noun] > suppression or repression
suppressingc1400
repression?a1425
oppressionc1430
repressing1431
suppression1487
nithering1489
repressa1500
abolition1529
abolishment1538
abolishing?1540
repressal1593
suppressal1612
compressure1644
repressment1837
crackdown1935
1612 W. Shute tr. T. de Fougasses Gen. Hist. Venice ii. 421 Nothing could heape more honour on him then the suppressall of the enemy.
1789 2nd Rep. Philanthropic Soc. 20 Almost all the governments upon earth..confine their endeavours to the suppressal of vice by punishments.
1857 W. R. Alger Orat. 4 July 33 It reflects infamy on our Government, that an iron hand of suppressal was not promptly laid on these marauding parties.
1888 Lancet 25 Feb. 372/2 Does the suppressal, complete or partial, of this stage tend to prevent what are called ‘reminders’?
1964 Amer. Q. 16 269 A survey of the extent of the trade, its economic implications as well as that of the insurrection and its suppressal.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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