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- Latin · derived fromsubreptio
- English todaysubreption
From Latin subreptio, from subripere, subreptum (“to snatch or take away secretly”). Compare French subreption. See surreptitious, surreptition.
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subreption
Today it means: Under Roman law, the act of giving false testimony. Full definition →
Latin subreptio