| 单词 | usurpation |
| 释义 | usurpation (once / 2467 pages) n Usurpation means taking someone's power or property by force. Locking the teacher outside of the classroom and taking charge of math class is a form of usurpation. It may help to remember the word use when thinking of usurpation, which is what happens when you take someone's power or belongings and use them for yourself. When Shakespeare's Macbeth kills King Duncan and replaces him by usurping the throne, that is an act of usurpation. Stealing a person's personal information in order to open up a credit account in his name also counts as usurpation. WORD FAMILYusurpation: usurpations+/usurp: usurpation, usurped, usurper, usurping, usurps/usurper: usurpers USAGE EXAMPLESThis led Hamilton to conclude that “Burr would consider a scheme of usurpation as visionary.” Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) Mr. Obama’s action also was hardly a usurpation of Congress’s prerogatives, despite some of the overheated rhetoric from the president’s critics. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) Mr. Temer was already on the defensive over claims by Ms. Rousseff that her ouster was an illegal usurpation of power. New York Times(Nov 25, 2016) 1n wrongfully seizing and holding (an office or powers) by force (especially the seizure of a throne or supreme authority) a succession of generals who ruled by usurpation Hyper capture, gaining control, seizure the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property 2n entry to another's property without right or permission Syn|Hypo|Hyper encroachment, intrusion, trespass, violation inroad an encroachment or intrusion actus reus, misconduct, wrongdoing, wrongful conduct activity that transgresses moral or civil law |
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