aviopetos

Finnish

noun
Definitions
  • The act of enticing someone to marry or to give a promise to marry on fraudulent grounds, e.g. by concealing one's true identity or hiding an impediment to marriage.

Etymology

Compound from Finnish avio (marriage, marital) + Finnish petos (fraud).

Origin

Finnish

petos

Gloss

fraud

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