Sub-rēp'tion, n.

n. [Lat. subreptio, from subripere, subreptum, to snatch or take away secretly; from prefix sub, under, secretly, and rapere, to snatch away; Fr. subréption, Sp. subrepción, It. surrezione.] The act of obtaining a favor by surprise or unfair representation, that is, by suppression or fraudulent concealment of facts. Bp. Hall.