- seized by force or without legal right:When Edward IV deposed Henry VI, some saw it as a providential restoration of the usurped throne to the lawful heirs of Richard II.
- deprived of something forcibly or without legal right:The peasants and other members of the usurped communities have been forced to work as peons in the land that previously belonged to them.
- used or employed without authority or right; used wrongfully:Exploitation of usurped or counterfeited web content is punishable by criminal law.
- the simple past tense and past participle of usurp.
