Usually means: Deception by concealment of truth.
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General (14 matching dictionaries)
  1. obreption: Merriam-Webster
  2. obreption: Collins English Dictionary
  3. obreption: Wordnik
  4. obreption: Wiktionary
  5. obreption: Infoplease Dictionary
  6. Obreption, obreption: Dictionary.com
  7. Obreption: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  8. Obreption: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  9. obreption: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  10. Obreption: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  11. obreption: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  12. obreption: FreeDictionary.org
  13. obreption: The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words
  14. obreption: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. Bouvier's Law Dictionary 1856 Edition (No longer online)
  2. Obreption: Legal dictionary

Religion (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Obreption: Catholic Encyclopedia

Definitions from Wiktionary (obreption)

noun:  (obsolete) The act of creeping upon with secrecy or by surprise.
noun:  (Scots law, obsolete) Act of obtaining gifts of escheat by fraud or surprise.
noun:  (Catholic law) The inclusion of false statements in a petition for a rescript.

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