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Definition
the sudden overthrow of a government by use of limited force
- "Some years ago, soon after the coup d'etat of December, I happened to be calling in Paris on an extremely influential personage in the Government, and I met a very interesting man in his house.Book 2 — An Unfortunate Gathering (57% in)
There are no more uses of "coup" in The Brothers Karamazov.
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