usurpatoryadj.
/juːˈzəːpətəri/ Marked or characterized by usurpation; usurping.
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the mind > possession > taking > taking possession > [adjective] > appropriative > characterized by usurpation
usurpedc1430
usurpate1560
usurpative1797
usurping1809
usurpatory1847
society > morality > dueness or propriety > moral impropriety > [adjective] > infringing or encroaching > characterized by
usurped1430
intrused1535
usurpate1560
usurpatory1847
1847 Webster's Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang.
1864 Daily Tel. 16 July To let it [= an assembly] alone while harmless, to prorogue it when mischievous, and to bring it to book when usurpatory.
1906 Times 26 Dec. 7/3 A usurpatory claim that can no longer be admitted.
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