usurpation

pronunciation

How to pronounce usurpation in British English: UK [ˌju:zɜ:'peɪʃn]word uk audio image

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  • Noun:
    entry to another's property without right or permission
    wrongfully seizing and holding (an office or powers) by force (especially the seizure of a throne or supreme authority)

Word Origin

usurpation (n.)
late 14c., from Old French usurpacion, from Latin usurpationem (nominative usurpatio) "a taking into use," noun of action from past participle stem of usurpare (see usurp).

Example

1. And by that measure , china 's usurpation indeed ushers in a new order .
2. Surely this usurpation is more worrisome than a few federal stimulus programs .
3. In the former soviet union , corruption scandals can spark usurpation .

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