arrogation

English

Noun

arrogation (countable and uncountable, plural arrogations)

(law) The unjust assumption of rights or privilege.
The President's arrogation of this new Act oversteps his bounds and causes our rights to suffer.

Antonyms

abandonment

Related terms

Translations

the unjust assumption of rights or privilege

German: Anmaßung (de) f
Japanese: 簒奪 (ja) (sandatsu), 横取り (yokodori)

Portuguese: arrogação f

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