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subversion |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Subversion \Sub*ver"sion\, n. [L. subversio: cf F. subversion. See {Subvert}.] The act of overturning, or the state of being overturned; entire overthrow; an overthrow from the foundation; utter ruin; destruction; as the subversion of a government; the subversion of despotic power; the subversion of the constitution. The subversion [by a storm] of woods and timber . . . through my whole estate. --Evelyn. Laws have been often abused to the oppression and subversion of that order they were intended to preserve. --Rogers. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: subversion n 1: activity aimed at bringing about an overthrow of a legally constituted government [syn: {subversive activity}] 2: the act of overthrowing a legally constituted government
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