資料來源 : pyDict
篡奪,霸佔,奪取
資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Usurpation \U`sur*pa"tion\, n. [L. usurpatio ? making use,
usurpation: cf. F. usurpation.]
1. 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.
資料來源 : WordNet®
usurpation
n 1: entry to another's property without right or permission
[syn: {trespass}, {encroachment}, {violation}, {intrusion}]
2: 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"