usurpation

From Middle English usurpacioun, from Old French usurpacion, from Latin ūsurpātiō.

• IPA^(key): /ˌjuːsə(ɹ)ˈpeɪʃən/, /ˌjuːzə(ɹ)ˈpeɪʃən/

usurpation (countable and uncountable, plural usurpations)

1. The wrongful seizure of something by force, especially of sovereignty or other authority.
2. Trespass onto another's property without permission.
3. A taking or use without right.

• usurp
• usurper

• usurpation at OneLook Dictionary Search

• IPA^(key): /y.zyʁ.pa.sjɔ̃/

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usurpation f (plural usurpations)

1. usurpation (wrongful seizure)
2. that which is usurped

• “usurpation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.