00085432-n 'wrongfully seizing and holding (an office or powers) by force (especially the seizure of a throne or supreme authority)';
 
汉语 僭取 , 篡位 , 篡夺 , 霸占
英语 usurpation ( )
Italian usurpazione , usurpamento
日语 簒奪
Definitions
日语
力ずくで(ある役職や権限を)奪取すること
剥奪によって支配した将官の継承
英语
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
Relations
Hypernym: capture
Semantic Field: actn
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