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Definition of Subvirsion

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.

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.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

  • the act of subverting or the condition of being subverted
  • a systematic attempt to overthrow a government by working from within; undermining
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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