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English to English noun
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entry to another's property without right or permission |  | source: wordnet30
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wrongfully seizing and holding (an office or powers) by force (especially the seizure of a throne or supreme authority) | | Example: a succession of generals who ruled by usurpation
source: wordnet30
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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. | | source: webster1913
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