tacit
    adj 1: implied by or inferred from actions or statements; "gave
           silent consent"; "a tacit agreement"; "the understood
           provisos of a custody agreement" [syn: silent, tacit,
           understood]

Tacit \Tac"it\, a. [L. tacitus, p. p. of tacere to be silent, to
   pass over in silence; akin to Goth. [thorn]ahan to be silent,
   Icel. [thorn]egja, OHG. dag[=e]n: 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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TACIT. That which, although not expressed, is understood from the nature of 
the thing, or from the provision of the law; implied.