1) Assumed 2) Commandeered 3) Illegally seized 4) Taken 5) Taken by force 6) Taken wrong 7) Took by force 8) Took power illegally 9) Wrongly assumed Found on https://www.crosswordclues.com/clue/usurped
adjective (used especially of the rights of another) seized and held by force; `the usurped crown sat heavy on his head` Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20974