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expropriation

/ɛkˌsprəʊprɪˈeɪʃən/

/ɛkˌsproʊpriˈeɪʃən/

Translations

expropriationnoun

expropriations

/ɛkˌsprəʊprɪˈeɪʃən/

/ɛkˌsproʊpriˈeɪʃən/

The government announced the expropriation of private land for public use.

Правительство объявило об экспроприации частной земли для общественного использования.

Synonyms

expropriationadjective

/ɪkˌsprəʊpriˈeɪʃən/

/ɪkˌsproʊpriˈeɪʃən/

Used attributively before nouns, e.g., "expropriation laws"

expropriationnoun

The act of a government taking privately owned property to be used for the benefit of the public.

The expropriation of land for the new highway project caused controversy among local residents.

The action of dispossessing someone of property, especially for public use.

The expropriation of the farmland was necessary to build the new airport.

expropriationadjective

Relating to or concerned with the act or process of expropriating property.

The parliament approved an expropriation bill to facilitate land reform.