land grab
or land-grab
the seizing of land by a nation, state, or organization, especially illegally, underhandedly, or unfairly.
Other words from land grab
- land-grabber, noun
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How to use land grab in a sentence
There is practically no surface soil, and thus the moors offers little temptation to the “land-grabbers.”
The forests had so many eager enemies—unprincipled land-grabbers and lumbermen, sheep, fire.
The Rules of the Game | Stewart Edward WhiteBy a misuse of one of Fitzroy's freakish ordinances land-grabbers had got hold of much of the land near Auckland.
The Long White Cloud | William Pember ReevesThe land-grabbers had subsidized somebody and my letters never got to headquarters.
The Long Chance | Peter B. KyneThe land-grabbers brought the courts in, and a crooked judge.
The Ranchman | Charles Alden Seltzer
British Dictionary definitions for landgrab
/ (ˈlændˌɡræb) /
informal a sudden attempt to establish ownership of or copyright on something in advance of competitors
Origin of landgrab
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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