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term:
Expropriate
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expropriate vt
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-at·ed
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: to take (property) of an individual in the exercise of state sovereignty (as by eminent domain)
ex·pro·pri·a·tion [ek-sprō-prē-ā-shən]
n
Source: Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law ©1996. Merriam-Webster, Incorporated. Published under license with Merriam-Webster, Incorporated.