00085432-n 'wrongfully seizing and holding (an office or powers) by force (especially the seizure of a throne or supreme authority)';
 
Chinese (simplified) 僭取 , 篡位 , 篡夺 , 霸占
英語 usurpation ( ⊳ )
Italian usurpazione , usurpamento
日本語 簒奪
Definitions
日本語
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
英語
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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