expropriation
/ɪkˌsproʊpriˈeɪʃən/
noun
- The act of taking private property for public use, usually with compensation.
- The expropriation of the farmland caused a heated debate in the community.
- The company challenged the government's expropriation of its warehouse in court.
- Under the law, expropriation must be accompanied by fair payment to the owner.
- The act of taking something away from someone, especially by force or unfairly.
- The expropriation of funds from the charity shocked the public.
- History is filled with examples of the expropriation of resources from colonized peoples.
- The expropriation of the artist's work by the gallery was illegal.
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