obreption

[ o-brep-shuh n ]

/ ɒˈbrɛp ʃən /

Canon Law. fraud in obtaining or attempting to obtain something from an official. Compare subreption(def 1).

Scots Law. the act of obtaining something, as an escheat, by falsehood. Compare subreption(def 2).

Origin of obreption

1605–15; < Latin obreptiōn- (stem of obreptiō) a surprise, equivalent to ob- ob- + rept(us) (see reptile) + -iōn- -ion

ob·rep·ti·tious

[ob-rep-tish-uh s] /ˌɒb rɛpˈtɪʃ əs/, adjective ob·rep·ti·tious·ly, adverb

obpyriform, obrecht, obregón, obrenovich, obrenović, obreption, obrit, obrogation, obs, obs., obscene

Obreption, ob-rep′shun, n. obtaining of gifts of escheat by falsehood—opp.

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obreption

/ (ɒˈbrɛpʃən) /

rare the obtaining of something, such as a gift, in Scots Law esp a grant from the Crown, by giving false information Compare subreption (def. 1)

C17: from Latin obreptio, from obrepere to creep up to