Definitions for: Expropriation


[n] taking out of an owner's hands (especially taking property by public authority)



Webster (1913) Definition: Ex*pro`pri*a"tion, n. [Cf. F. expropriation.]
The act of expropriating; the surrender of a claim to
exclusive property; the act of depriving of ownership or
proprietary rights. --W. Montagu.

The expropriation of bad landlords. --M. Arnold.

See Also: arrogation, confiscation

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