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The act of creeping upon with secrecy or by surprise.

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  1. n. The act of creeping upon with secrecy or by surprise.
  2. n. The obtaining gifts of escheat by fraud or surprise.
  3. 1. The act of creeping upon with secrecy or by surprise. [Obs.] Cudworth. 2. (Scots Law) The obtaining gifts of escheat by fraud or surprise. Bell.
  4. The obtaining gifts of escheat by fraud or surprise. Bell.
  5. n. The act of creeping upon with secrecy or by surprise. n. The obtaining gifts of escheat by fraud or surprise.