takings clause

Takings Clause. The Fifth Amendment provision that prohibits the government from taking private property for public use without fairly compensating the owner. — Also termed Just Compensation Clause. See EMINENT DOMAIN. [Cases: Eminent Domain 69, 70. C.J.S. Eminent Domain §§ 71–72, 198–199.]

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