usurpations

[US]/[ˈʌsɜːpʃənz]/
[UK]/[ˈʌsɜːrpʃənz]/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n.The act of seizing power illegally or by force.; Instances of usurping power.; An act of taking something that belongs to another.

Phrases & Collocations

avoid usurpations

history of usurpations

prevent usurpations

facing usurpations

series of usurpations

past usurpations

repeated usurpations

end usurpations

expose usurpations

details of usurpations

Example Sentences

the history books are filled with tales of royal usurpations.

frequent usurpations led to a period of instability in the kingdom.

he warned against any attempts at political usurpations.

the general staged a military usurpation to seize power.

the people rose up against the series of usurpations.

the legitimacy of the ruler was questioned due to past usurpations.

the court investigated numerous instances of power usurpations.

the constitution aimed to prevent future usurpations of authority.

the king's son feared further usurpations by ambitious rivals.

the empire collapsed after decades of internal usurpations.

the philosopher condemned the usurpations of intellectual property.

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