"Obreption" is a word in LAW AND LEGAL, ENGLISH
obtaining anything by fraud or surprise. Acquisition of escheats, etc., from the sovereign, by making faise rep* resentations. Beit
The obtaining gifts of escheat by fraud or surprise.
The act of creeping upon with secrecy or by surprise.
Schools themselves pervert the natural inclination to grow and learn into the demand for instruction.
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A drunk gets up from the bar and heads for the bathroom. A few minuteslater, a loud, blood curdling scream is heard from the bathroom. A few minutesafter that, another loud scream reverberates through the bar. The bartender goes into the bathroom to investigate why the drunk is screaming. "What's all thescreaming about in there? You're scaring the customers!" "I'm just sitting here on the toilet and every time I try to flush,somethingcomes up and squeezes the hell out of my balls." With that, the bartender opens the door, looks in and says... "You idiot!" "You're sitting on the mop bucket!
Lat. The obtaining a thing by fraud or surprise. Calvin. Called, in Scotch law, “obreption
Read the complete definitionDone or obtained by surprise; with secrecy, or by concealment of the truth.
Read the complete definitionThe act of obtaining a favor by surprise, or by unfair representation through suppression or fraudulent concealment of facts.
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