Usurpation in United States
Usurpation Definition
The unlawful assumption of the use of property which belongs to another; an interruption or the disturbing a man in his right and possession. Tomlins. According to Lord Coke, there are two kinds of usurpation, first, when a stranger, without right, presents to a church, and his clerk is admitted; and, second, when a subject uses a franchise of the king without lawful authority. Co. Litt. 277b. In Governmental Law. The tyrannical assumption of the government by force, contrary to and in violation of the constitution of the country,
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The unlawful assumption of the use of property which belongs to another; an interruption or the disturbing a man in his right and possession. Tomlins. According to Lord Coke, there are two kinds of usurpation, first, when a stranger, without right, presents to a church, and his clerk is admitted; and, second, when a subject uses a franchise of the king without lawful authority. Co. Litt. 277b. In Governmental Law. The tyrannical assumption of the government by force, contrary to and in violation of the constitution of the country,
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Further Reading (Articles)
Nest usurpation by Red-headed Woodpeckers in southeastern Montana., The Wilson Journal of Ornithology; September 1, 2007; Kronland, William J.
The Usurpation Of Power In The District Of Columbia, Washington Informer; December 11, 1996; Ron Walters
The art of presidential usurpation, USA TODAY; November 1, 2000; Olson, William J Woll, Alan A
Obama, the Bishops, and the Politics of ‘Usurpation’, National Catholic Reporter; May 29, 2009; Feuerherd, Joe
Usurpation Of Catharine II In Russia, History of the World; January 1, 1992; Johnson, W. Knox
Rhetorical Reversal and Usurpation: Isaiah 10:5-34 and the Use of Neo-Assyrian Royal Idiom in the Construction of an Anti-Assyrian Theology, Journal of Biblical Literature; December 1, 2009; Chan, Michael
Judges, who legitimized usurpation of power by Akaev and Bakiev, passed first stage of selection to judiciary establishment – MP Alymbekov., AKIpress News Agency; August 11, 2011
England’s Empty Throne: Usurpation and the Language of Legitimation 1399-1422.(Review), Medium Aevum; March 22, 2000; BARR, HELEN
England’s Empty Throne: Usurpation and the Language of Legitimation, 1399-1422.(Review), Canadian Journal of History; April 1, 1999; McSheffrey, Shannon
Olmert: I wanted to fire Zalika a year ago: Olmert: Hirchson’s usurpation of his authority will make problem-solving easier., Globes; December 7, 2006
Usurpation of authority charges filed.(Metro & National News), Manila Bulletin; March 2, 2006
Did Usurpations Work?, The Washington Times (Washington, DC); January 27, 2009; Fein, Bruce
Usurpation of Powers, The Washington Post; May 20, 1987; HAYNES JOHNSON
Urban Usurpation: From Friar Estates to Industrial Estates in a Philippine Hinterland.(Review), Journal of Southeast Asian Studies; September 1, 1998; Shatkin, Gavin
Great Usurpations, The Washington Times (Washington, DC); August 1, 2006; Fein, Bruce
Chemical usurpation of a nest by paper wasp parasites., Science; May 10, 1996; Bagneres, Anne-Genevieve Lorenzi, Maria Cristina Dusticier, Georges Turillazzi, Stefano Clement, Jean-Luc
Death Penalty Usurpations, The Washington Times (Washington, DC); February 10, 2004; Fein, Bruce
France won’t recognize Israel’s usurpation of East Jerusalem and Syrian Golan., Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA); November 23, 2010
Professor Marc Nichanian Explores the Usurpation of Mourning by the Ancient Greek City State, The Armenian Reporter; November 1, 2003
Archipelago’s Putnam cited for ‘usurpation’ Jury finds him liable but says he didn’t breach any contract, Chicago Sun-Times; December 20, 2004; David Roeder
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