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Usurpation

//ˌjuː.sə(ɹ)ˈpeɪ.ʃən// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The wrongful seizure of something by force, especially of sovereignty or other authority. countable, uncountable

    "The third part of practice hath divers branches, but one principal root in these our times, which is the vast and overspreading ambition and usurpation of the see of Rome; […]"

  2. 2
    wrongfully seizing and holding (an office or powers) by force (especially the seizure of a throne or supreme authority) wordnet
  3. 3
    Trespass onto another's property without permission. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    entry to another's property without right or permission wordnet
  5. 5
    A taking or use without right. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From Middle English usurpacioun, from Old French usurpacion, from Latin ūsurpātiō; equivalent to usurp + -ation.

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