About The Word Expropriation
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Expropriation
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What's The Definition Of Expropriation?
[n] taking out of an owner's hands (especially taking property by public authority)
Synonyms | Synonyms for Expropriation: Related Terms | Find terms related to Expropriation: See Also | arrogation | confiscation Expropriation In Webster's Dictionary \Ex*pro`pri*a"tion\, n. [Cf. F. expropriation.]
The act of expropriating; the surrender of a claim to
exclusive property; the act of depriving of ownership or
proprietary rights. --W. Montagu.
The expropriation of bad landlords. --M. Arnold.
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