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Usurpation

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(1):

(n.) 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.

(2):

(n.) Use; usage; custom.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Usurpation'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​u/usurpation.html. 1828.
 
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