Tacit

Tac"it

(?), a. [L. tacitus, p. p. of tacere to be silent, to pass over in silence; akin to Goth. ahan to be silent, Icel. egja, OHG. dagn: cf. F. tacite. Cf. Reticent.] Done or made in silence; implied, but not expressed; silent; as, tacit consent is consent by silence, or by not interposing an objection. -- Tac"it*ly, adv.
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The tacit and secret theft of abusing our brother in civil contracts.

Jer. Taylor.
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