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Definition of: usurpation
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′zər·pā′shən, -sər-) noun
1. The act of usurping: said especially of unlawful or forcible seizure of kingly power.
2. Law The wrongful intrusion into or unjust exercise of the privileges of any office, franchise, or right of another.
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