eminent-domain

eminent domain

noun Law.
the power of the state to take private property for public use with payment of compensation to the owner.
Origin:
1730–40

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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

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eminent domain definition


The right of a government to take private property for a public purpose, usually with just compensation of the owner.

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