Meaning Of The Word Usurp

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What's The Definition Of Usurp?

usurp
verb: If you say that someone usurps a job, role, title, or position, they take it from someone when they have no right to do this.

usurp in American English
to practice or commit usurpation (on or upon)
to take or assume (power, a position, property, rights, etc.) and hold in possession by force or without right
intransitive verb: to commit forcible or illegal seizure of an office, power, etc.; encroach
transitive verb: to seize and hold (a position, office, power, etc.) by force or without legal right

usurp in British English
verb: to seize, take over, or appropriate (land, a throne, etc) without authority

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