subreption noun.
[sǝb'rɛpʃ(ǝ)n] E17.[Latin subreptio(n-), from subrept- pa. ppl stem of subripere, formed as SUB- + rapere snatch: see -ION. Cf. SURREPTION noun1.]1. The action of obtaining something by surprise or misrepresentation; an attempt to do this;
spec. in
Ecclesiastical &
Scots Law, the obtaining of a dispensation, gift, etc., by suppression of the truth. Cf.
OBREPTION.
E17.2. A fallacious or deceptive argument, comment, etc.; a misrepresentation. Also, an inference drawn from this.
M19. [TahlilGaran] English Dictionary ▲