Definition of Usurpation. Meaning of Usurpation. Synonyms of Usurpation

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Definition of Usurpation

Usurpation
Usurpation U`sur*pa"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.

Meaning of Usurpation from wikipedia

- "The Usurpation of Richard the Third » 31 Jul 1936 » The Spectator Archive". The Spectator Archive. Levine, Mortimer (1959). "Richard III – Usurper or Lawful...
- A usurper is a person who makes an illegitimate or controversial claim to power. Look up usurper, usurp, or usurpation in Wiktionary, the free dictionary...
- Land Usurpation: The Spanish Sea (1565-1898)". Philippine Law Journal. 63: 82. Holston, James (1991). "The Misrule of Law: Land and Usurpation in Brazil"...
- (Psithyrus) and cuckoo paper wasps (Polistes) are known for usurpation. Nest usurpation most frequently occurs during the late pre-emergence stage of...
- Empire (395–1453), rebellion and usurpation were so notoriously frequent (in the vision of the medieval West, where usurpation was rare) that the modern term...
- "THE USURPATION OF RICHARD THE THIRD » 31 Jul 1936 » The Spectator Archive". The Spectator Archive. Levine, Mortimer (1959). "Richard III--Usurper or Lawful...
- Roman usurpers compiled by the author(s) of the Historia Augusta. According to Historia, this Valens was the uncle or great-uncle of another usurper, Valens...
- realm after the usurpation. For historiographical purposes, pre-usurpation Qi is referred to as "Jiang Qi" (姜齊), and post-usurpation Qi is referred to...
- usurpers were individuals or groups of individuals who obtained or tried to obtain power by force and without legitimate legal authority. Usurpation was...
- Titus Cornelius Celsus was supposedly a Roman usurper, who rebelled against Gallienus. He was one of the so-called Thirty Tyrants enumerated by Trebellius...