Usurpation. Also attributive.
| 单词 | θ170027 |
| 释义 | society > authority > office > accession or entering upon office or authority > [noun] > wrongful assumption of office or authority (12) usurpmenta1470 Usurpation. Also attributive. usurpation1470 esp. The unlawful or forcible seizure or occupation of a throne, sovereign power, etc.; wrongful assumption of supreme authority. usurping1521 The action of the verb; usurpation; an instance of this. Also in figurative context. usurpa1647 Usurpation. self-assumptiona1658 Chiefly with of. The taking of a power, right, responsibility, designation, etc., for oneself, typically without authority; appropriation; (also) the… accroaching1659 The seizing or usurping of sovereign power. Subcategories:— one who (6) |
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