prior use doctrine

prior-use doctrine. The principle that, without legislative authorization, a government agency may not appropriate property already devoted to a public use. [Cases: Eminent Domain 47. C.J.S. Eminent Domain § 58.]

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译者Jenny，毕业于英国顶尖的高级翻译学院，擅长翻译各种与ERISA 诉讼相关的法律文件。