arreption

English

Etymology

From Latin arripere, arreptum (to seize, snatch), from ad + rapere (to snatch). See rapacious.

Noun

arreption (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) The act of taking away; removal
    • 1612–1626, [Joseph Hall], “(please specify the page)”, in [Contemplations vpon the Principall Passages of the Holy Storie], volume (please specify |volume=II, V, or VI), London, →OCLC:
      This arreption was sudden.

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