Obreption

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Obreption \Ob*rep"tion\, n. [L. obreptio, fr. obrepere,
     obreptum, to creep up to; ob (see {Ob-}) + repere to creep.]
     1. The act of creeping upon with secrecy or by surprise.
        [Obs.] --Cudworth.
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     2. (Scots Law) The obtaining gifts of escheat by fraud or
        surprise. --Bell.
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From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [bouvier]:

  OBREPTION, civil law. Surprise. Dig. 3,5,8,1. Vide Surprise.