usurp for public use
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Public policy (law) — Public policy is the body of fundamental principles that underpin the operation of legal systems in each state. This addresses the social, moral and economic values that tie a society together: values that vary in different cultures and change… … Wikipedia
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eminent domain — em·i·nent do·main / e mə nənt / n: the right of the government to take property from a private owner for public use by virtue of the superior dominion of its sovereignty over all lands within its jurisdiction see also condemn, expropriate, take… … Law dictionary
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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
Cyberbrain — ] A cyberbrain (Japanese: 電脳 (でんのう), Dennō), is a fictional self contained module that has the main purposes of containing, protecting, and interfacing the artificially augmented brain inside. The brain includes the brain stem but excludes the… … Wikipedia
take — vb took, tak·en, tak·ing vt 1 a: to obtain control, custody, or possession of often by assertive or intentional means b: to seize or interfere with the use of (property) by governmental authority; specif: to acquire title to for public use by… … Law dictionary
commandeer — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. confiscate, usurp, appropriate, seize. See acquisition. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To force into military service] Syn. draft, conscript, activate; see enlist 1 , enslave , recruit 1 . 2. [To seize for … English dictionary for students
Board of directors — For other uses of trustee , trusty , and related terms, see Trustee (disambiguation). Board Room redirects here. For the Board Room member lounge, see Alaska Airlines. trustee in trust redirects here. A board of directors is a body of elected or… … Wikipedia
Ancient Rome — For the modern day city, see Rome. For Other uses, see Ancient Rome (disambiguation). The Roman Forum, the political, economic, cultural, and religious center of the city during the Republic and later Empire, now lies in ruins in modern day Rome … Wikipedia
