subreption
nounA calculated misrepresentation through concealment of the facts.
An inference drawn from such a misrepresentation.
The act of obtaining a favor by surprise or by suppression or fraudulent concealment of facts.
In Scots law, the obtaining of gifts of escheat, etc., by concealing the truth. Compare obreption, 2.
The act of obtaining a favor by surprise, or by unfair representation through suppression or fraudulent concealment of facts.
