usurpation

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Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

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

Etymology

From Middle English usurpacioun, from Old French usurpacion, from Latin ūsurpātiō; equivalent to usurp + -ation.

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Synonyms

trespass, encroachment, violation, intrusion

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