Definition of "arrogation" [ar•ro•ga•tion]

• The unjust assumption of rights or privilege. (noun)

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• "I shall call that the "arrogation" thesis inasmuch as, presumably, to make ourselves master of the sources of life is to arrogate to ourselves something we ought not to."
• ""The structure of the Constitution interposes obstacles by design, in order to prevent the arrogation of power by one branch or one sovereign.""
• "Even the very term, pro bono — short for pro bono publico (literally, for good or for the public good) — is a misnomer and arrogation on the part of the too often self-admiring attorney and legalclass."