usurpation
英 [,juːzɜː'peɪʃən]
美[,jʊzɚ'peʃən]
- n. 篡夺；夺取
英英释意
- 1. entry to another's property without right or permission
- 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"