usurpation

Nouns

  • (n) entry to another's property without right or permission encroachment, trespass, violation, intrusion,
  • (n) 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

Synonyms

encroachment trespass violation intrusion

Words of close approximity