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Expropriation

Expropriation Meaning & Definition
Expropriation Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Expropriation?

[n] taking out of an owner's hands (especially taking property by public authority)

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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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