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usurpation
noun
Entry to another's property without right or permission
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noun
Entry to another's property without right or permission
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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”
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A succession of generals who ruled by usurpation
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