eminent domain clauseglossary / EMINENT DOMAIN CLAUSE Eminent Domain Clause. The Fifth Amendment provision providing that private property cannot be taken for public use without just compensation. See TAKINGS CLAUSE. [Cases: Eminent Domain 70. C.J.S. Eminent Domain § 72.] 词条贡献者 译员雪梅,国际知名法学院劳动法专业,专注翻译各种与劳动雇佣有关的法律文件。