arrogation
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9.9
- noun
- /ˌærəˈɡoʊʃən/
- Formal
:
usurpación
- However, it's worth taking a moment to understand that Verizon views the application of net neutrality laws as an abrogation of its right to free speech and an arrogation of authority to the FCC that it should not have.
Examples
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The government's arrogation of land without compensation angered many citizens.
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There is a touch of evil in this arrogation.
Academic text (2003) -
"The lay leadership back home on the Lower East Side was aghast at this arrogation of status and authority.
Academic text (1990) -
We become acquainted with others through acts of responsible surrender to what is required of us, rather than supererogation or arrogation.
Academic text (1992) -
It seems clear when the constitutional system is examined in toto that the requirement of the cloture rule (that more than a simple majority is needed to end debate in the Senate) is an unconstitutional arrogation of power by that body.
Academic text (1997) -
Most of this arrogation occurred under the liberal Warren and Burger courts, most egregiously with Roe v. Wade, which willfully struck down the duly passed abortion laws of 46 states.
Blog text (18) -
His arrogation of authority over the project upset the team members, who felt overlooked.
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She protested the city's arrogation of public space for private development without consultation.
Synonyms
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5.4
An authority takes someone's property as a punishment
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9.3
Taking power, position, property or rights without the legal right to do so
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9.1
The taking of private land by the government to use for a public project
Taking something away from the person who owns or uses it
The official taking of private property by the government, often in a crisis
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Etymology
Arrogation comes from the Latin verb arrogare, made of ad- 'to' and rogare 'to ask'. A helpful image is someone 'asking for' power or property as if it were already theirs, so arrogation means claiming or seizing something without a right.