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Obreption (from Latin obreptio, the act of stealing upon[1]) and subreption (from Latin subreptio, the act of stealing and Latin surripere, to take away secretly[2]) are terms used in the canon law of the Catholic church for species of fraud by which an ecclesiastical rescript is obtained.
In Catholic Canon law, obreption is "the obtaining of or attempting to obtain a dispensation from ecclesiastical authority or a gift from the sovereign by fraud",[1] "a positive allegation of what is false".[2] Subreption in Catholic Canon law is "a concealment of the pertinent facts in a petition, as for dispensation or favor, that in certain cases nullifies the grant",[3] "the obtainment of a dispensation or gift by concealment of the truth".[2]
The terms are also used in the same senses as in Catholic canon law in Scots law.[2]
- ^ a b "Definition of OBREPTION". www.merriam-webster.com. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
- ^ a b c d "Definition of SUBREPTION". www.merriam-webster.com. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
- ^ Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd ed.). New York: Random House Reference. 2001. p. 1895. ISBN 978-0-375-42599-8. OCLC 48010385.