To suffer an act to be done, by a iierson who cau prevent it, is to permit or consent to it; to approve of it, and not to hinder it. It impiles a willingness of the mind. See In re Rome Planing Mill (C. C.) 96 Fed. 815; wilson v. Nelson, 183 II. S. 191, 22 Sup. Ct. 74. 46 L. Ed. 147; Selleck v. Selleck, 19 Conn. 505; Gregory v. U. S., 10 Fed. Cas. 1197; In re Thomas (D. C.) 103 Fed. 274
Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)
