PRIOR-USE DOCTRINE

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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prior use doctrine

glossary / PRIOR-USE DOCTRINE, 先使用原则

prior use doctrine 先使用原则已使用于某一公共用途的财产，在无明确的法律规定时不得使用于另一公共用途。

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