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Noun
1. land expropriation
Wikipedia definition
2. Eminent domainEminent domain, compulsory purchase, resumption/compulsory acquisition, or expropriation is an action of the state to seize a citizen's private property, expropriate property, or seize a citizen's rights in property with due monetary compensation, but without the owner's consent. The property is taken either for government use or by delegation to third parties who will devote it to public or civic use or, in some cases, economic development.
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