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usurpation
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A quick definition of usurpation:
Usurpation is when someone takes someone else's position, office, or authority without permission. It's like taking someone's job or pretending to be in charge when you're not supposed to be. It's against the law and not okay to do.
A more thorough explanation:
Definition: Usurpation is the act of taking someone else's position, office, or authority without permission or legal right.
For example, if someone takes over a company without the owner's permission, that is an act of usurpation. Another example is when a person claims to have the authority to make decisions for a group or organization, even though they were not elected or appointed to that position.
Usurpation can also happen in the context of advowson, which is the right to nominate a person to a vacant benefice in the church. If someone presents a clerk to a church without the right to do so, that is an act of usurpation of advowson.