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Webster 1913 Edition
Subreption
Sub-rep′tion
,Noun.
[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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Subreption
SUBREP'TION
,Noun.
The act of obtaining a favor by surprise or unfair representation, that is, by suppression or fraudulent concealment of facts.
Definition 2024
subreption
subreption
English
Noun
subreption (plural subreptions)
- The act of obtaining a favour by surprise, or by unfair representation through suppression or fraudulent concealment of facts.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Bishop Hall to this entry?)