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How to pronounce usurpation in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms encroachment, intrusion, trespass, violation
Type of wrongful conduct, misconduct, wrongdoing, actus reus
Has types inroad
Type Words
Type of seizure, capture, gaining control
Derivation usurp


a succession of generals who ruled by usurpation.

Examples of usurpation

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Resistance to illegal and unconstitutional usurpation of our rights is required.
From the infowars.com
Seasonal nest usurpation of European colonies by African swarms in Arizona, USA.
From the en.wikipedia.org
With the agreement of the Senate he supported the usurpation of Priscus Attalus.
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These will be merely acts of usurpation, and will deserve to be treated as such.
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Under these circumstances, what poses as bold leadership is in fact usurpation.
From the theatlantic.com
Nevertheless, please do not continue to post to the usurpation page as a clerk.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Surely this usurpation is more worrisome than a few federal stimulus programs.
From the newsweek.com
Both issues involve the usurpation of states'rights by the federal government.
From the infowars.com
Such a usurpation of constitutionally delegated power defies the Framers'plan.
From the sfgate.com
More examples
  • Trespass: entry to another's property without right or permission
  • 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"
  • (usurper) one who wrongfully or illegally seizes and holds the place of another
  • (Usurper!) The Way of the Tiger is the name of a series of adventure gamebooks by Mark Smith and Jamie Thomson set on the fantasy world of Orb. The reader takes the part of a young ninja, Avenger, on his quest to avenge his foster father and recover the Scrolls of Kettsuin. ...
  • (Usurper (video game)) Usurper is a Bulletin Board System door game created by Jakob Dangarden in 1993. The interface and game play are similar to 1989's Legend of the Red Dragon. The most recently released version by Jakob is 0.20e, which was released in 2009. ...
  • (Usurper) a person who seize something without the right to do so
  • (Usurper) To dream that you are a usurper, foretells you will have trouble in establishing a good title to property. If others are trying to usurp your rights, there will be a struggle between you and your competitors, but you will eventually win. ...
  • (usurper) a person who wrongfully takes a possession or position.
  • (n) - act of seizing power and rank of another