äˈbrepshən noun
( -s )
Etymology: Latin obreption-, obreptio act of creeping upon, stealing upon, deceiving, from obreptus (past participle of obrepere to steal upon, surprise, deceive, from ob- to, toward, over + repere to creep) + -ion-, -io -ion — more at ob- , reptile
canon & Scots law : the obtaining of or attempting to obtain a dispensation from ecclesiastical authority or a gift from the sovereign by fraud — distinguished from subreption