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ARROGATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Seizure by the government
Synonyms:
arrogation; confiscation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("arrogation" is a kind of...):
seizure (the taking possession of something by legal process)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "arrogation"):
expropriation (taking out of an owner's hands (especially taking property by public authority))
Derivation:
arrogate (seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession)
