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Expropriation

ɪkˌsprəʊpriˈeɪʃn

Expropriation definitions
noun
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  1. the action by the state or an authority of taking property from its owner for public use or benefit

    "the decree provided for the expropriation of church land and buildings"

    • the action of dispossessing someone of property

      "a popular movement aiming at the expropriation of the landowners and the overthrow of the autocracy"