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Expropriation

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expropriate

expropriate -at·ed -at·ing : to take (property) of an individual in the exercise of state sovereignty (as by eminent

expropriated

taken out of the possession of another and transferred to ones own use often without permission as the expropriated land was developed into a public playground

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Expropriation

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Expropriate

To put out of ones possession to surrender the ownership of also to deprive of possession or proprietary rights

Eminent domain

Eminent domain, the right which a Government retains over the estates of individuals to resume them for public use. The right of 'eminent domain' is the right of the sovereign State, through its regular agencies, to...

For the purpose of the business

include measure for the preservation of the business and for the protection of its assets and property from expropriation, coercive process or assertion of hostile title; it may also comprehend payment of statutory dues and taxes imposed

Housing of the working classes

the Act of 1936 or otherwise as provided by the Act. At the same time the powers of expropriation of any land which is not comprised in clearance, redevelopment or improvement areas, etc., do not extend over

Improvement area

undertaking to find suitable accommodation for persons who may be displaced from working-class houses. Compensation to owners upon expropriation is provided for by ss. 40 and 42 and the 4th Schedule owners may appeal to the County

eminent domain

by virtue of the superior dominion of its sovereignty over all lands within its jurisdiction see also condemn, expropriate, take NOTE: The Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution requires the government to compensate the owner of property

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