subreption

[suhb-rep-shuhn]

sub·rep·tion

[suhb-rep-shuhn]
noun
1.
Canon Law. a concealment of the pertinent facts in a petition, as for dispensation or favor, that in certain cases nullifies the grant. Compare obreption (def. 1).
2.
Scots Law. the act of obtaining something, as an escheat, by concealing pertinent facts. Compare obreption (def. 2).
3.
a fallacious representation or an inference from it.

Origin:
1590–1600; < Latin subreptiōn- (stem of subreptiō) a stealing, equivalent to subrept(us) (past participle of subripere to steal, itself equivalent to sub- -sub + -rep- (combining form of rapere to seize, rape1) + -tus past participle suffix) + -iōn- -ion

sub·rep·ti·tious [suhb-rep-tish-uhs] , adjective
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subreption (səbˈrɛpʃən)
 
n
1.  rare Compare obreption the concealment of facts in order to obtain a benefit, esp an ecclesiastical benefit or, in Scots Law, a grant from the Crown
2.  any deceitful misrepresentation or concealment of facts
 
[C17: from Latin subreptiō theft, from subripere, from sub- secretly + rapere to seize]
 
subreptitious
 
adj

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