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Meanings of usurpation in English

Portuguese
intrusão
Catalan
intrusió
Spanish
invasión

Entry to another's property without right or permission.

intrusão
Usage of usurpation in English
1
The Empire is destroyed; the usurpation that follows it has no roots.
The Parisians — Complete
2
But the industrial usurpation takes toll of the family in other ways.
The Minister and the Boy: A Handbook for Churchmen Engaged in Bo...
3
He had entertained this idea of usurpation since his victories in Italy.
History of the French Revolution from 1789 to 1814
4
The Senate by its usurpation controlled both the Emperour and the people.
Life of Johnson, Volume 3 / 1776-1780
5
I charge him with a usurpation of power and violation of law:
History of the Impeachment of Andrew Johnson, President of the U...
6
But the honorable Senator from Kentucky insists that it is a usurpation.
History of the Thirty-Ninth Congress of the United States
7
Instead of liberal institutions, mankind has invented a new sort of usurpation.
An Englishman Looks at the World / Being a Series of Unrestraine...
8
The land is an usurpation, with no title-deed but lapse of time.
Albert Savarus
9
But during those times of military usurpation, these passions were the same.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol. I., Part E. / From...
10
And for this usurpation Madame de Maintenon paid no inconsiderable a penalty.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume 07: Great Women
11
Is the exercise of judgement the usurpation of divine powers and attributes?
Moral Deliberations in Modern Cinema
12
Why talk about executive usurpation and influence over the members of Congress?
The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Part 3 of 4
13
The period began in conquest and usurpation; it ended in gloom.
The Leading Facts of English History
14
I deny the fact; the British Army had been withdrawn before the usurpation.
Maxims and Opinions of Field-Marshal His Grace the Duke of Welli...
15
The last great international struggle had occurred before the usurpation of the Council.
The sleeper awakes
16
He was plundered in the usurpation, turned Roman catholick, and died in obscurity.
Lives of the Poets, Volume 1
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Usurpation across language varieties
United Kingdom
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United States of America
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