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| to institute legal proceedings against a person; to seek to enforce or obtain by legal process; to conduct criminal proceedings in court against |
| being unable or legally unqualified to perform specified acts or to be held legally responsible for such acts |
| 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.