单词 | usurpation |
释义 | usurpation —usurpative /yooh serr"peuh tiv, -zerr"-/, usurpatory /yooh serr"peuh tawr'ee, -tohr'ee, -zerr"-/, adj. /yooh'seuhr pay"sheuhn, -zeuhr-/, n. 1. an act of usurping; wrongful or illegal encroachment, infringement, or seizure. 2. illegal seizure and occupation of a throne. [1350-1400; ME < L usurpation- (s. of usurpatio), equiv. to usurpat(us) (ptp. of usurpare to USURP) + -ion- -ION] |
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