Answer:

usurped

Answer	Crossword Clue
USURPED	Took by force
USURPED	Taken by force
USURPED	Assumed

USURPED	Commandeered
USURPED	Took over
USURPED	Appropriated
USURPED	Taken wrong?
USURPED	Illegally seized
USURPED	Seized, as the throne
USURPED	Unrightfully seized
USURPED	Wrongly assumed

Crossword

a puzzle consisting of a grid of squares and blanks into which words crossing vertically and horizontally are written according to clues.