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obreption

American

[o-brep-shuhn] / ɒˈbrɛp ʃən /

noun

Canon Law. fraud in obtaining or attempting to obtain something from an official.
Scots Law. the act of obtaining something, as an escheat, by falsehood.

obreption British

/ ɒˈbrɛpʃən /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of obreption

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

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