Subversion
Pronunciation : Sub*ver"sion
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. subversio: cf. F. subversion. See Subvert.]
Definition : Defn: The act of overturning, or the state of being overturned; entire overthrow; an overthrow from the foundation; utter ruin; destruction; as, the subversion of a government; the subversion of despotic power; the subversion of the constitution. The subversion [by a storm] of woods and timber . . . through my whole estate. Evelyn. Laws have been often abused to the oppression and subversion of that order they were intended to preserve. Rogers.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913