obreption
noun
ob·rep·tion
äˈbrepshən
plural -s
canon & Scots law
: the obtaining of or attempting to obtain a dispensation from ecclesiastical authority or a gift from the sovereign by fraud —distinguished from subreption
Word History
Etymology
Latin obreption-, obreptio act of creeping upon, stealing upon, deceiving, from obreptus (past participle of obrepere to steal upon, surprise, deceive, from ob- to, toward, over + repere to creep) + -ion-, -io -ion
- front ends
- front flap
- front foot
- front line
- front lines
- front man
- front matter
- front money
- front nine
- front office
- front parlor
- Front Range
- front room
- front sight
- front string
- front to back
- front vault
- front wall
- front yard
- front yards
- front-bencher
- front-burner
- front-connected switch
- front-end
- front-end load