English-German translation for "usurp"

"usurp" German translation

usurp
[juːˈzəː(r)p]transitive verb | transitives Verb v/t

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  • to usurp authority
    sich (widerrechtlich) amtliche Befugnisse anmaßen
    to usurp authority
usurp
[juːˈzəː(r)p]intransitive verb | intransitives Verb v/i

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  • usurp (upon) encroach
    sich Übergriffe erlauben (gegen), sich Eingriffe erlauben, eingreifen (in inaccusative (case) | Akkusativ akk)
    usurp (upon) encroach
Herr Präsident, der Rechtsausschuss hat sich Befugnisse angemaßt, die ihm nicht zustehen.
Mr President, the Committee on Legal Affairs has usurped powers that do not belong to it.
Source: Europarl
Es musste so kommen, da Gott eine Absage erteilt wurde und man sich seines Platzes bemächtigt hat.
This was bound to happen, once God was rejected and His place usurped.
Source: Europarl
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