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sub⋅ver⋅sion
[suh
b-vur-zhuhn, -shuhn] 
–noun
| 1. | an act or instance of subverting. |
| 2. | the state of being subverted; destruction. |
| 3. | something that subverts or overthrows. |
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| sub·ver·sion (səb-vûr'zhən, -shən) n.
[Middle English subversioun, from Old French subversion, from Late Latin subversiō, subversiōn-, from Latin subversus, past participle of subvertere, to subvert; see subvert.] sub·ver'sion·ar'y adj. |
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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.
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subversion
1382, from O.Fr. subversion, from L.L. subversionem (nom. subversio) "an overthrow, ruin, destruction," from pp. stem of subvertere (see subvert). Subversive (adj.) is first recorded 1644; the noun is from 1887.
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Main Entry: sub·ver·sion
Pronunciation: s&b-'v&r-zh&n
Function: noun
: a systematic attempt to overthrow or undermine a government or political system by persons working from within; also : the crime of committing acts in furtherance of such an attempt —sub·ver·sion·ary /-zh&-"ner-E/ adjective —sub·ver·sive /-'v&r-siv/ adj or noun —sub·ver·sive·ly adverb —sub·ver·sive·ness noun
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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