usurpation of advowson (ad-vow-z[schwa]n). Hist. An injury consisting in the absolute ouster or dispossession of the patron from the advowson. • This happens when a stranger, without the right to do so, presents a clerk who is installed in office. See ADVOWSON.
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usurpation (yoo-s[schwa]r-pay-sh[schwa]n or yoo-z[schwa]r-pay-sh[schwa]n), n. The unlawful seizure and assumption of another’s position, office, or authority. [Cases: Officers and Public Employees 86. C.J.S. Officers and Public Employees § 114.] — usurp (yoo-s[schwa]rpor yoo-z[ schwa]rp), vb.
