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ob•rep•tion
(o brep′shən),USA pronunciation n.
ob•rep•ti•tious
(ob′rep tish′əs),USA pronunciation adj.
ob′rep•ti′tious•ly, adv.
- Religion[Canon Law.]fraud in obtaining or attempting to obtain something from an official. Cf. subreption (def. 1).
- Law[Scots Law.]the act of obtaining something, as an escheat, by falsehood. Cf. subreption (def. 2).
- Latin obreptiōn- (stem of obreptiō) a surprise, equivalent. to ob- ob- + rept(us) (see reptile) + -iōn- -ion
- 1605–15;
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