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usurpation
u·sur·pa·tion U0159500 (yo͞o′sər-pā′shən, -zər-)n.1. The act of usurping, especially the wrongful seizure of royal sovereignty.2. A wrongful seizure or exercise of authority or privilege belonging to another; an encroachment: "in our own day, gross usurpations upon the liberty of private life" (John Stuart Mill).u•sur•pa•tion (ˌyu sərˈpeɪ ʃən, -zər-)
n. 1. an act of usurping. 2. illegal seizure and occupation of a throne. [1350–1400; Middle English < Latin] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  usurpation - entry to another's property without right or permissionencroachment, trespass, violation, intrusionactus reus, wrongful conduct, misconduct, wrongdoing - activity that transgresses moral or civil law; "he denied any wrongdoing"inroad - an encroachment or intrusion; "they made inroads in the United States market" | | 2. |  usurpation - wrongfully seizing and holding (an office or powers) by force (especially the seizure of a throne or supreme authority); "a succession of generals who ruled by usurpation"capture, gaining control, seizure - the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property |
usurpationnounThe act of taking something for oneself:appropriation, arrogation, assumption, preemption, seizure.TranslationsUsurpation
Usurpation unlawful seizure; appropriation by force of another’s rights. In politics, usurpation is the unlawful seizure of government power or the appropriation of the office and functions of a head of state by means of a coup d’etat with the intention of establishing a personal dictatorship. An example is Napoleon Bonaparte’s seizure of power through a coup in 1799. UsurpationAdonijahpresumptuously assumed David’s throne before Solomon’s investiture. [O.T.: I Kings 1:5–10]Anschluss Nazitakeover of Austria (1938). [Eur. Hist.: Hitler, 590–627]Athaliahsteals throne by killing all royal line. [O.T.: II Kings 11:1]Claudiususurped throne of Hamlet’s father. [Br. Lit.: Hamlet]Frederickarrogated dominions of his brother. [Br. Lit.: As You Like It]Glorious RevolutionJames II deposed; William and Mary enthroned (1688). [Br. Hist.: EB, 3: 248]Godunov, Boris(c. 1551–1605) cunningly has tsarevich murdered; gallantly accepts throne. [Russ. Lit.: Boris Godunov; Russ. Opera: Moussorgsky, Boris Godunov]Menahemmurders Shallum and enthrones himself. [O.T.: II Kings 15:14]Otrepyev, Grigorybaseborn monk assumes dead tsarevich’s identity and throne. [Russ. Lit.: Boris Gudonov; Russ. Opera: Moussorgsky, Boris Godunov]usurpation
u·sur·pa·tion (yū'sŭr-pā'shŭn), Assumption of pacemaker function of the heart by a subsidiary focus as a result of its own increased automaticity; for example, accelerated junctional pacemaker takes command when it exceeds the sinus rate. [L. usurpo, pp. -atus, to seize] Usurpation
UsurpationThe illegal encroachment or assumption of the use of authority, power, or property properly belonging to another; the interruption or disturbance of an individual in his or her right or possession. The term usurpation is also used in reference to the unlawful assumption or seizure of sovereign power, in derogation of the constitution and rights of the proper ruler. USURPATION, torts. The unlawful assumption of the use of property which belongs to another; an interruption or the disturbing a man in his right and possession. Toml. Law Dict. h.t.
2. According to Lord Coke, there are two kinds of usurpation. 1. When a stranger, without right, presents to a church, and his clerk is admitted; and, 2. When a subject uses a franchise of the king without lawful authority. Co. Litt. 277 b. USURPATION, government. The tyrannical assumption of the government by force contrary to and in violation of the constitution of the country. usurpation
Synonyms for usurpationnoun the act of taking something for oneselfSynonyms- appropriation
- arrogation
- assumption
- preemption
- seizure
Synonyms for usurpationnoun entry to another's property without right or permissionSynonyms- encroachment
- trespass
- violation
- intrusion
Related Words- actus reus
- wrongful conduct
- misconduct
- wrongdoing
- inroad
noun wrongfully seizing and holding (an office or powers) by force (especially the seizure of a throne or supreme authority)Related Words- capture
- gaining control
- seizure
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