condemnor
/kənˈdɛmnər/
noun
- A person or authority that officially declares something to be unfit for use or unsafe, especially a building or property.
- The insurance company hired a condemnor to inspect the fire-damaged house.
- As the condemnor, the county health department ordered the restaurant to close due to violations.
- The city acted as the condemnor when it declared the old factory structurally unsound.
- A person or entity that takes private property for public use through eminent domain.
- As the condemnor, the transit authority had to pay fair compensation to the homeowners.
- The city council voted to act as the condemnor to acquire the lots for a public park.
- The state government was the condemnor in the lawsuit over the land needed for the new highway.
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