僭

jiàn
(bound form) to overstep one's authority

CEDICT

  1. (literary) to usurp; to overstep; to assume
  2. to usurp; to overstep; to assume

Wiktionary

假冒在上位者的名义，超越本分以行事。

重編國語辭典

Containing this entry

僭主 jiànzhǔ
  1. tyrant
  2. usurper
僭称 jiànchēng to give sb or sth a title one has no authority to give
僭越 jiànyuè
  1. to usurp
  2. to overstep one's authority
僭妄 jiànwàng
鸠僭鹊巢 jiūjiànquècháo

Related entries

僣 jiàn
  1. to overstep one's authority
  2. to usurp
僭越 jiànyuè
  1. to usurp
  2. to overstep one's authority