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 资深译员玉晶,毕业于国内顶尖的高级翻译学院,擅长翻译各类与环境、安全与健康相关的法律文件。