obreption
/o-brep-shuhn/US // ɒˈbrɛp ʃən //UK // (ɒˈbrɛpʃən) //
收缩,厌食症,吸取,收容
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : Canon Law. fraud in obtaining or attempting to obtain something from an official.Compare subreption.
- : Scots Law. the act of obtaining something, as an escheat, by falsehood.Compare subreption.
Examples
Obreption, ob-rep′shun, n. obtaining of gifts of escheat by falsehood—opp.
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