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expropriated — adj. taken out of the possession of another and transferred to one s own use often without permission; as, the expropriated land was developed into a public playground. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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
expropriated land — land that has been taken from the owner (often for public use) … English contemporary dictionary
Land reform — Land reforms (also agrarian reform, though that can have a broader meaning) is an often controversial alteration in the societal arrangements whereby government administers possession and use of land. Land reform may consist of a government… … Wikipedia
Land reform in Romania — Four major land reforms have taken place in Romania: in 1864, 1921, 1945 and 1991. The first sought to undo the feudal structure that had persisted after the unification of the Danubian Principalities in 1859; the second, more drastic reform,… … Wikipedia
Eminent domain — (United States), compulsory purchase (United Kingdom, New Zealand, Ireland), resumption/compulsory acquisition (Australia), or expropriation (South Africa and Canada) is an action of the state to seize a citizen s private property, expropriate… … Wikipedia
Expropriation — refers to confiscation of private property with the stated purpose of establishing social equality. This is a politically motivated and forceful redistribution of private property, taking wealth from the rich to feed the poor in order to… … Wikipedia
Capital, Volume I — is the first of three volumes in Karl Marx s monumental work, Das Kapital, and the only volume to be published during his lifetime. Originally published in 1867, Marx s aim in Capital, Volume I is to uncover and explain the laws specific to the… … Wikipedia
Land and Property Laws in Israel — refers to the legal framework governing land and property issues in Israel. Following its establishment, Israel designed a system of law that legitimized both a continuation and a consolidation of the nationalisation of land and property, a… … Wikipedia
land reform — any program, esp. when undertaken by a national government, involving the redistribution of agricultural land among the landless. [1840 50, Amer.] * * * Deliberate change in the way agricultural land is held or owned, the methods of its… … Universalium
