Subreption

[sәb'repʃәn]

Definition

(n.) The act of obtaining a favor by surprise, or by unfair representation through suppression or fraudulent concealment of facts.

Edited by Lizzie

Definition

n. a procuring of some advantage by fraudulent concealment esp. in Scots law the gaining of a gift of escheat by concealing the truth: false inference due to misrepresentation.—adj. Subrep′tive surreptitious noting conceptions arising out of obscure and unconscious suggestions of experience.

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