compulsory acquisition
(legal, Australia, New Zealand) The power of a state to expropriate private land within its jurisdiction for public use.
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(legal, Australia, New Zealand) The power of a state to expropriate private land within its jurisdiction for public use.
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- compulsory purchase88%
(legal, UK, Ireland) The power of a state to expropriate private land within its jurisdiction for public use.
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(law, UK, Ireland) An order made, usually for the purchase of land required for a construction project.
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(legal, transitive) To withhold land unlawfully from its true owner or from any other person who has a right to the possession of it, after one has lawfully entered and taken possession of it.
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(transitive) To gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own.
- eminent domain61%
(US, Philippines) The right of a government over the private property within its jurisdiction. Usually invoked to compel land owners to sell their property in preparation for a major construction project such as a freeway.