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expropriation Definition


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expropriate
verb
    expropriated, expropriating
    1. law., formal
      Said especially of the state: to take (property, etc) from its owner for some special use.
      Thesaurus: usurp, take, seize, commandeer, appropriate, confiscate, requisition, impound.
Derivative: expropriation
noun
    Derivative: expropriator
    noun
      Etymology: 17c: from Latin expropriare, from proprium property.



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