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| a judicial decision given by a judge or court; the obligation a debt; the certificate embodying such a decision and issued against the obligor |
| the legal seizure and detention of the goods of another as security or satisfaction for debt |
| eminent domain | |
| —n | |
| law the right of a state to confiscate private property for public use, payment usually being made to the owners in compensation | |
The right of a government to take private property for a public purpose, usually with just compensation of the owner.