| 单词 | obreption |
| 释义 | obreption[ o-brep-shuhn ] / ɒˈbrɛp ʃən / nounCanon Law. fraud in obtaining or attempting to obtain something from an official.Compare subreption (def. 1). Scots Law. the act of obtaining something, as an escheat, by falsehood.Compare subreption (def. 2). Origin of obreption1605–15; <Latin obreptiōn- (stem of obreptiō) a surprise, equivalent to ob-ob- + rept(us) (see reptile) + -iōn--ion OTHER WORDS FROM obreptionob·rep·ti·tious [ob-rep-tish-uhs], /ˌɒb rɛpˈtɪʃ əs/, adjectiveob·rep·ti·tious·ly, adverbWords nearby obreptionobpyriform, Obrecht, Obregón, Obrenović, Obrenovich, obreption, O'Brien, O'Brien potatoes, OBrit, obrogation, obs. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for obreption
British Dictionary definitions for obreptionobreption / (ɒˈbrɛpʃən) / nounrare the obtaining of something, such as a gift, in Scots Law esp a grant from the Crown, by giving false informationCompare subreption (def. 1) Word Origin for obreptionC17: from Latin obreptio, from obrepere to creep up to Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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