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sub·rep·tion

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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; < L subreptiōn- (s. of subreptiō) a stealing, equiv. to subrept(us) (ptp. of subripere to steal, itself equiv. to sub- -sub + -rep- (comb. form of rapere to seize, rape¹) + -tus ptp. suffix) + -iōn- -ion

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sub·rep·ti·tious

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sub·rep·tion Audio Help (sŭb-rěp'shən) Pronunciation Key
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A calculated misrepresentation through concealment of the facts.
An inference drawn from such a misrepresentation.

[Late Latin subreptiō, subreptiōn-, from Latin, theft, from subreptus, past participle of surripere, subripere, to take away secretly; see surreptitious.]

sub'rep·ti'tious (-tĭsh'əs) adj.

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Subreption

Sub*rep"tion\, n. [L. subreptio, fr. subripere, subreptum, to snatch or take away secretly: cf. F. subreption. See Surreptitious.] The act of obtaining a favor by surprise, or by unfair representation through suppression or fraudulent concealment of facts. --Bp. Hall.

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