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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sub•rep•tion (səb rep′shən),USA pronunciation n. - Religion[Canon Law.]a concealment of the pertinent facts in a petition, as for dispensation or favor, that in certain cases nullifies the grant. Cf. obreption (def. 1.).
- [Scots Law.]the act of obtaining something, as an escheat, by concealing pertinent facts. Cf. obreption (def. 2).
- Lawa fallacious representation or an inference from it.
- Latin subreptiōn- (stem of subreptiō) a stealing, equivalent. to subrept(us) (past participle of subripere to steal, itself equivalent. to sub- -sub + -rep- (combining form of rapere to seize, rape1) + -tus past participle suffix) + -iōn- -ion
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