USURPATION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Wrongfully seizing and holding (an office or powers) by force (especially the seizure of a throne or supreme authority)

Example:

a succession of generals who ruled by usurpation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("usurpation" is a kind of...):

capture; gaining control; seizure (the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property)

Derivation:

usurp (seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession)

Meaning:

Entry to another's property without right or permission

Synonyms:

encroachment; intrusion; trespass; usurpation; violation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("usurpation" is a kind of...):

actus reus; misconduct; wrongdoing; wrongful conduct (activity that transgresses moral or civil law)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "usurpation"):

inroad (an encroachment or intrusion)