subreption

American  

[suhb-rep-shuhn] / səbˈrɛp ʃən /

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.

2. Scots Law. the act of obtaining something, as an escheat, by concealing pertinent facts.

3. a fallacious representation or an inference from it.

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subreption British  

/ səbˈrɛpʃən, ˌsʌbrɛpˈtɪʃəs /

noun

1. rare the concealment of facts in order to obtain a benefit, esp an ecclesiastical benefit or, in Scots Law, a grant from the Crown Compare obreption

2. any deceitful misrepresentation or concealment of facts

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Other Word Forms

• subreptitious adjective

Etymology

Origin of subreption

1590–1600; < Latin subreptiōn- (stem of subreptiō ) “a stealing,” equivalent to subrept(us) (past participle of subripere “to steal,” itself equivalent to sub- sub- ( def. ) + -rep- (combining form of rapere “to seize,” rape ¹ ) + -tus past participle suffix) + -iōn- -ion