expropriate

expropriate
ex·pro·pri·ate /ek-'sprō-prē-ˌāt/ vt -at·ed, -at·ing: to take (property) of an individual in the exercise of state sovereignty (as by eminent domain)
ex·pro·pri·a·tion /ek-ˌsprō-prē-'ā-shən/ n

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

expropriate
I verb abridge, annex, appropriate, arrogate, assume, carry away, commandeer, confiscate, convert, deprive, dislodge, displace, dispossess, divest, hijack, impress, occupy, plagiarize, seize, take over, take possession of, transfer, usurp II index abridge (divest), annex (arrogate), assume (seize), attach (seize), carry away, condemn (seize), confiscate, convert (misappropriate), deprive, dislodge, displace (remove), dispossess, divest, hijack, impress (procure by force), occupy (take possession), plagiarize, seize (confiscate)

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006


expropriate
v.
To take for the government under eminent domain.
n.
expropriation

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.


expropriate
v. Of government: forcibly to divest another of a property interest, as by eminent domain.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary. . 2000.

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  • Expropriate — Ex*pro pri*ate, v. t. [L. ex out, from + proprius one s own: cf. F. exproprier.] To put out of one s possession; to surrender the ownership of; also, to deprive of possession or proprietary rights. Boyle. [1913 Webster] Expropriate these [bad… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • expropriate — [v] seize accroach, annex, appropriate, arrogate, assume, commandeer, confiscate, deprive of property, dispossess, impound, preempt, requisition, sequester, take, take over; concepts 90,142 Ant. appropriate, distribute, give …   New thesaurus

  • expropriate — ► VERB ▪ (of the state) take (property) from its owner for public use or benefit. DERIVATIVES expropriation noun expropriator noun. ORIGIN Latin expropriare, from proprium property …   English terms dictionary

  • expropriate — [eks prō′prē āt΄] vt. expropriated, expropriating [< ML expropriatus, pp. of expropriare, to deprive of one s own < L ex , out + proprius, one s own] 1. to take (land, property, etc.) from its owner; esp., to take for public use or in the… …   English World dictionary

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