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Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Obreptionnoun
The act of creeping on.
Etymology: obreptio, Latin.
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obreption
Obreption (from Latin obreptio, the act of stealing upon) and subreption (from Latin subreptio, the act of stealing, and Latin surripere, to take away secretly) are terms used in the canon law of the Catholic church to species of fraud by which an ecclesiastical rescript is obtained. In Catholic Canon law, obreption is "the obtaining of or attempting to obtain a dispensation from ecclesiastical authority or a gift from the sovereign by fraud", "a positive allegation of what is false". Subreption in Catholic Canon law is "a concealment of the pertinent facts in a petition, as fordispensation or favor, that in certain cases nullifies the grant", "the obtainment of a dispensation or gift by concealment of the truth".The terms are also used in the same senses as in Catholic canon law in Scots law.
Webster Dictionary
Obreptionnoun
the act of creeping upon with secrecy or by surprise
Obreptionnoun
the obtaining gifts of escheat by fraud or surprise
Etymology: [L. obreptio, fr. obrepere, obreptum, to creep up to; ob (see Ob-) + repere to creep.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Obreption
ob-rep′shun, n. obtaining of gifts of escheat by falsehood—opp. to Subreption (q.v.).—adj. Obreptit′ious.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of obreption in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of obreption in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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