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Usurpation
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.
Meaning of Usurpation from wikipedia
- "The
Usurpation of
Richard the Third » 31 Jul 1936 » The
Spectator Archive". The
Spectator Archive. Levine,
Mortimer (1959). "Richard III –
Usurper or Lawful...
- A
usurper is a
person who
makes an
illegitimate or
controversial claim to power. Look up
usurper,
usurp, or
usurpation in Wiktionary, the free dictionary...
- Land
Usurpation: The
Spanish Sea (1565-1898)".
Philippine Law Journal. 63: 82. Holston,
James (1991). "The
Misrule of Law: Land and
Usurpation in Brazil"...
- (Psithyrus) and
cuckoo paper wasps (Polistes) are
known for
usurpation. Nest
usurpation most
frequently occurs during the late pre-emergence
stage of...
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Empire (395–1453),
rebellion and
usurpation were so
notoriously frequent (in the
vision of the
medieval West,
where usurpation was rare) that the
modern term...
-
usurpers were
individuals or
groups of
individuals who
obtained or
tried to
obtain power by
force and
without legitimate legal authority.
Usurpation was...
- "THE
USURPATION OF
RICHARD THE THIRD » 31 Jul 1936 » The
Spectator Archive". The
Spectator Archive. Levine,
Mortimer (1959). "Richard III--
Usurper or Lawful...
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realm after the
usurpation. For
historiographical purposes, pre-
usurpation Qi is
referred to as "Jiang Qi" (姜齊), and post-
usurpation Qi is
referred to...
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Roman usurpers compiled by the author(s) of the
Historia Augusta.
According to Historia, this
Valens was the
uncle or great-uncle of
another usurper, Valens...
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Appius Claudius Censorinus was a
fictitious usurper against Roman Emperor Claudius II, (in ca AD 269)
according to the
unreliable Historia Augusta. He...
