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Arrogation

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ar·ro·gate  (r-gt)
tr.v. ar·ro·gat·ed, ar·ro·gat·ing, ar·ro·gates
1. To take or claim for oneself without right; appropriate: Presidents who have arrogated the power of Congress to declare war. See Synonyms at appropriate.
2. To ascribe on behalf of another in an unwarranted manner.
[Latin arrogre, arrogt- : ad-, ad- + rogre, to ask; see reg- in Indo-European roots.]
arro·gation n.
arro·gative adj.
arro·gator n.
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Noun1.arrogation - seizure by the government
confiscation
seizure - the taking possession of something by legal process
expropriation - taking out of an owner's hands (especially taking property by public authority)


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Within Europe itself there is wide concern about a general EU arrogation of powers, reflected in part by the French "non" and the Dutch "nee" to the constitution.
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