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sub⋅ver⋅sion

  [suhb-vur-zhuhn, -shuhn]
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–noun
1. an act or instance of subverting.
2. the state of being subverted; destruction.
3. something that subverts or overthrows.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME < LL subversiōn- (s. of subversiō) an overthrowing. See sub-, version
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sub·ver·sion   (səb-vûr'zhən, -shən)   
n.  

    1. The act or an instance of subverting.

    2. The condition of being subverted.

  2. Obsolete A cause of overthrow or ruin.


[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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Word Origin & History

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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

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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