What does "subreption" mean?

Under Roman law, the act of giving false testimony.

What is a synonym for "subreption"?

Common synonyms include: obreption.

Pronounced //sʌbˈɹɛpʃən//.

//sʌbˈɹɛpʃən// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Noun

1
Under Roman law, the act of giving false testimony. countable, historical, uncountable
2
The act of obtaining a favour or grant by unfair representation through suppression or fraudulent concealment of facts. countable, uncountable
"lest there should be any subreption in this sacred business, it is ordered, that these Ordinations should be no other than solemn"
3
The act of obtaining a gift or favor by concealing the truth. countable, uncountable
4
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. countable, uncountable

"lest there should be any subreption in this sacred business, it is ordered, that these Ordinations should be no other than solemn"

From Latin subreptio, from subripere, subreptum (“to snatch or take away secretly”). Compare French subreption. See surreptitious, surreptition.

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