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 译者Stanley,毕业于法国顶尖的高级翻译学院,擅长翻译各种与数据保护与网络安全相关的法律文件。