Sentence example with the word 'usurpation'

usurpation

accession, appointment, assumption, consecration, election, incursion, inroad, occupation, prepossession, succession, trespass

Definition n. entry to another's property without right or permission

Last update: August 27, 2017


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The usurpation of the king's throne by the minister created a chaos.   [adjective]

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We have no means of explaining this statement, nor can we fully understand all the incidents connected with his usurpation; but the attempts of modern authors to prove that Gaumata in reality was the genuine Smerdis and Darius a usurper have failed.   [Please select]

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To reconcile us to the proprietor's usurpation, M.   [Please select]

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It is a usurpation of authority, and one the Duke of Aquitaine, who is now king in all but name, will surely resent hotly.   [Please select]

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France, surprised, perplexed, affrighted, must needs carry on a war of despair, or succumb to the usurpation.   [Please select]

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And for this usurpation Madame de Maintenon paid no inconsiderable a penalty.   [Please select]

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She is looked upon as a danger to the continued existence of authoritarian usurpation.   [Please select]

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Amalric in turn attempted usurpation, and again the officers of Noureddin came to the aid of Shawer.   [Please select]

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