subreption
Pronunciations
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/sʌbˈɹɛpʃən/
Noun
Under Roman law, the act of giving false testimony.
Usage- Countable
- Historical
- Uncountable
The act of obtaining a favour or grant by unfair representation through suppression or fraudulent concealment of facts.
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- Uncountable
- Examples
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lest there should be any subreption in this sacred business, it is ordered, that these Ordinations should be no other than solemn
The act of obtaining a gift or favor by concealing the truth.
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- Uncountable
The conflation of a condition under which it is possible to intuitively understand an object, and a condition under which an object can possibly exist; the confusion of knowing with experiencing.
Usage- Countable
- Uncountable
Word forms
subreptions