Usurpation : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Usurpation	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
usurpation n entry to another's property without right or permission Synonym(s): trespass, encroachment, violation, intrusion, usurpation 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"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Usurpation \U`surpa"tion\, n. [L. usurpatio [?] making use, usurpation: cf. F. usurpation.] 1. 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.