Definitions for usurpation
ˌyu sərˈpeɪ ʃən, -zər-usurpa·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. trespass, encroachment, violation, intrusion, usurpationnoun

   entry to another's property without right or permission

2. usurpationnoun

   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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. usurpationnoun

   The wrongful seizure of something by force, especially of sovereignty or other authority.

2. usurpationnoun

   Trespass onto another's property without permission.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Usurpation

   Forcible, unjust, illegal seizure or possession.

   Etymology: usurpation, Fr. from usurp.

   The Piercies,
   Finding his usurpation most unjust,
   Endeavour’d my advancement to the throne. William Shakespeare.

   Succeeding kings recovery of their right from unjust usurpations, shall never be prejudiced by any act of mine. Charles I .

   To raise a tempest on the sea was usurpation on the prerogative of Neptune, who had given him no leave. Dryden.

   O baseness to support a tyrant throne,
   And crush your freeborn brethren of the world!
   Nay, to become a part of usurpation,
   T’ espouse the tyrant’s person and her crimes. Dryden.

   Whatever opposition was made to the usurpations of K. James, proceeded altogether from the church of England. Jonathan Swift.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. usurpation

   A usurper is an illegitimate or controversial claimant to power, often but not always in a monarchy. In other words, one who takes the power of a country, city, or established region for oneself, without any formal or legal right to claim it as one's own. Usurpers can rise to power in a region by often unexpected physical force, as well as through political influence and deceit.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. usurpation

   Usurpation is the act of illegally seizing power, authority, or control from someone or an institution without the legitimate right or justification, often done forcefully and abruptly. This term is commonly used in the context of politics, government, or any hierarchical structure.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Usurpationnoun

   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. Usurpationnoun

   use; usage; custom

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1. • Capture
   • Wrongdoing

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of usurpation in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of usurpation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of usurpation in a Sentence

1. Francisco Marquez:

   We're willing to, at this moment, negotiate at an exit, for Maduro and regime officials, it will always be our job as an administration and a challenge to balance both the justice and the need for a transition right now. And that's a challenge, I have to be very upfront about that. But what's our priority right now ? To see the usurpation of power.

2. Juan Guaido:

   This is the first step toward ending usurpation.

3. Nicols Maduro:

   The lack of confidence is a problem on both sides, which is why they should think together on some innovative ways to create reassurances in this process, to simply reject the possibility of dialogue and repeat that the only way forward is the end of usurpation as the opposition says, wont lead anywhere.

4. Antonin Artaud:

   There are souls that are incurable and lost to the rest of society. Deprive them of one means of folly, they will invent ten thousand others. They will create subtler, wilder methods, methods that are absolutely DESPERATE. Nature herself is fundamentally antisocial, it is only by a usurpation of powers that the organized body of society opposes the natural inclination of humanity.

5. Juan Guaido:

   We are going to achieve the end of the usurpation very soon in Venezuela.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=usurpation
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Usurpation
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=usurpation
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usurpation
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/usurpation