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eminent domain

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eminent domain
n.
The right of a government to appropriate private property for public use, usually with compensation to the owner.
eminent domain
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(Law) Law the right of a state to confiscate private property for public use, payment usually being made to the owners in compensation
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Noun1.eminent domain - the right of the state to take private property for public use; the Fifth Amendment that was added to the Constitution of the United States requires that just compensation be made
legal right - a right based in law
law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
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