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condemn — con·demn /kən dem/ vt 1: to impose a penalty on; esp: to sentence to death 2: to adjudge unfit for use or consumption 3: to declare convertible to public use under the right of eminent domain: take con·dem·nable … Law 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
expropriate — ex·pro·pri·ate || eks prəʊprɪeɪt v. confiscate, requisition, take away, deprive of ownership … English contemporary dictionary
expropriated — adj. confiscated, requisitioned, taken away (about property) ex·pro·pri·ate || eks prəʊprɪeɪt v. confiscate, requisition, take away, deprive of ownership … English contemporary dictionary
expropriates — ex·pro·pri·ate || eks prəʊprɪeɪt v. confiscate, requisition, take away, deprive of ownership … English contemporary dictionary
expropriating — ex·pro·pri·ate || eks prəʊprɪeɪt v. confiscate, requisition, take away, deprive of ownership … English contemporary dictionary
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