Definition
The act of wrongfully claiming or taking something that doesn't belong to you, especially power or authority.
Etymology
From Latin 'arrogatio,' the noun form of arrogare. In Roman law, arrogatio was a legal adoption of an adult; in English, it broadened to mean any illegitimate claiming of authority, entering English legal vocabulary by the 1600s.
Kelly Says
The arrogation of power has caused some of history's biggest conflicts—when one person or group decides they deserve authority without the consent of others, wars often follow.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
arrogancy
arˈroɡansi
ARالعربية
arrogancy
arˈroɡansi
BNবাংলা
arrogancy
arˈroɡansi
CACatalà
arrogancia
arˈroɡa.n.si.a
CSČeština
arrogancia
arˈroɡa.n.t͡si.a
DADansk
arrogancy
arˈroɡansi
DEDeutsch
Arroximation
ar.ʁo.ɡi.ma.tion
ELΕλληνικά
αλαζονεία
aˈla.zo.ne.a
ESEspañol
arrogación
ar.ro.ɣa.θjon
FAفارسی
arrogancy
arˈroɡansi
FISuomi
arrogancy
arˈroɡansi
FRFrançais
arrogation
a.ʁo.ɡa.sjɔ̃
GUGU
arrogancy
arˈroɡansi
HAHA
arrogancy
arˈroɡansi
HEעברית
arrogancy
arˈroɡansi
HIहिन्दी
arrogancy
arˈroɡansi
HUMagyar
arrogancia
arˈroɡa.n.t͡sia
IDBahasa Indonesia
arrogancy
arˈroɡansi
IGIG
arrogancy
arˈroɡansi
ITItaliano
arrogazione
ar.ro.ɡa.t͡sione
KKKK
arrogancy
arˈroɡansi
KMKM
arrogancy
arˈroɡansi
KO한국어
arrogancy
arˈroɡansi
MRMR
arrogancy
arˈroɡansi
MSBahasa Melayu
arrogancy
arˈroɡansi
MYမြန်မာ
arrogancy
arˈroɡansi
NLNederlands
arrogantie
arˈroːɡɑn.tiː
NONorsk
arrogancy
arˈroɡansi
PAPA
arrogancy
arˈroɡansi
PLPolski
arrogancja
arˈroɡaɲt͡sa
PTPortuguês
arrogacão
a.ʁo.ɡa.sɐ̃.w̃
RORomână
arroganță
arˈroɡa.n.tsə
RUРусский
arrogancy
arˈroɡansi
SVSvenska
arrogancy
arˈroɡansi
SWKiswahili
arrogancy
arˈroɡansi
TAதமிழ்
arrogancy
arˈroɡansi
TEతెలుగు
arrogancy
arˈroɡansi
THไทย
arrogancy
arˈroɡansi
TLTL
arrogancy
arˈroɡansi
TRTürkçe
arrogancy
arˈroɡansi
UKУкраїнська
arrogancy
arˈroɡansi
URاردو
arrogancy
arˈroɡansi
VITiếng Việt
arrogancy
arˈroɡansi
YOYO
arrogancy
arˈroɡansi
ZUZU
arrogancy
arˈroɡansi