expropriation

Definitions of expropriation
  1. noun
    changing something from private to state ownership or control
    synonyms: collectivisation, nationalisation
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    antonyms:
    dénationalisation, privatisation
    changing something from state to private ownership or control
    type of:
    contrôle social
    control exerted (actively or passively) by group action
  2. noun
    the expulsion of someone (such as a tenant) from the possession of land by process of law
    synonyms: expultion
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    types:
    expulsion
    a wrongful dispossession
    type of:
    voies légales
    (law) the administration of justice according to established rules and principles; based on the principle that a person cannot be deprived of life or liberty or property without appropriate legal procedures and safeguards
  3. noun
    the act of meeting for social purposes
    synonyms: collectivisation, nationalisation
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    type of:
    réunion
    the social act of assembling for some common purpose
  4. noun
    taking out of an owner's hands (especially taking property by public authority)
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    type of:
    confiscation, saisie
    seizure by the government
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