expropriate

Definition

expropriate rate
(Verb) To seize privately held property and transfer ownership to the government, usually in order to benefit the public interest
Usage: When the United States uses its power of eminent domain to expropriate someone's house, it has to pay the owner an appropriate amount of money.


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