EXPROPRIATION

expropriation, n. 1. A governmental taking or modification of an individual’s property rights, esp. by eminent domain; CONDEMNATION(2). — Also termed (in England) compulsory purchase; (in Scotland) compulsory surrender. Cf. APPROPRIATION. [Cases: Eminent Domain 2. C.J.S. Eminent Domain §§ 6–8, 13, 82–83, 87–88, 106–107.] 2. A voluntary surrender of rights or claims; the act of […]