Arrogation

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The act of arrogating, or making unjust or unwarrantable claims or demands; the act of taking more than one is justly entitled to.
  • noun. In Roman law, same as adrogation.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The act of arrogating, or making exorbitant claims; the act of taking more than one is justly entitled to.
  • noun. Adoption of a person of full age.
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  • noun. The unjust assumption of rights or privilege.
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  • noun. seizure by the government
    • Word Usage
    "I shall call that the "arrogation" thesis inasmuch as, presumably, to make ourselves master of the sources of life is to arrogate to ourselves something we ought not to."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    seizure  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    expropriation  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    arrhythmia  forfeitures  lethargies  neuropathology  overgeneralization  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    accession  accounting for  adoption  anointing  anointment  
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