usurpation (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 04
def wrongfully seizing and holding (an office or powers) by force (especially the seizure of a throne or supreme authority)
examples a succession of generals who ruled by usurpation
Outgoing links
Hypernym capture, gaining control, seizure
Derivationally related form usurpation → usurp
Incoming links
Hyponym capture, gaining control, seizure
Derivationally related form usurp → usurpation

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