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usurpação — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • encroachment noun The act of gradually intruding on someone else's land, rights or area of authority, or the intrusion itself.
  • usurpation noun The wrongful seizure of something by force, especially of sovereignty or other authority.

Senses

usurpação is used for these senses in English:

  • encroachment An entry into a place or area that was previously uncommon; an advance beyond former borders; intrusion; incursion.
  • usurpation The wrongful seizure of something by force, especially of sovereignty or other authority.

encroachment — full definition

  1. noun The act of gradually intruding on someone else's land, rights or area of authority, or the intrusion itself.
  2. noun A structure or part of a building that extends over a boundary onto neighbouring or public land.

usurpation — full definition

  1. noun The wrongful seizure of something by force, especially of sovereignty or other authority.
  2. noun Trespass onto another's property without permission.
  3. noun A taking or use without right.

Related Portuguese words