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Definition of: subreption
(səb·rep′shən) noun
1. A procuring of some favor or reward by means of a fraudulent concealment or suppression of the truth.
2. Inference resulting from concealment, or misrepresentation of essential elements or facts. [<L subreptio, -onis <subreptus, pp. of subripere <sub- secretly + rapere snatch, seize]
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