SUBVER'SION, noun [Latin subversio. See Subvert.] Entire overthrow; an overthrow of the foundation; utter ruin; as the subversion of a government or state; the subversion of despotic power; the subversion of the constitution or laws; the subversion of an empire.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.