Define: Expropriation

Expropriation
Expropriation
Quick Summary of Expropriation

taking out of an owner’s hands (especially taking property by public authority)

What is the dictionary definition of Expropriation?
Dictionary Definition of Expropriation
n. a taking of property or rights by governmental authority such as eminent domain, possibly including an emergency situation, such as taking a person's truck or bulldozer to build a levee during a flood. In such a case just compensation eventually must be paid to the owner, who can make a claim against the taker.
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