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usurpation
(,/j//u/s/@/r'p/eI//S//@/n )

noun (n)

  • entry to another's property without right or permission(noun.act)
    source: wordnet30
  • wrongfully seizing and holding (an office or powers) by force (especially the seizure of a throne or supreme authority)(noun.act)
    Example:
    A succession of generals who ruled by usurpation.
    source: wordnet30
  • The act of usurping, or of seizing and enjoying; an authorized, arbitrary assumption and exercise of power, especially an infringing on the rights of others; specifically, the illegal seizure of sovereign power; -- commonly used with of, also used with on or upon; as, the usurpation of a throne; the usurpation of the supreme power.(noun)
    source: webster1913
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