'eminent domain' definitions:
Definition of 'eminent domain'
(from WordNet)
noun
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
Synonyms of 'eminent domain'
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- angary,
- annexation,
- annexure,
- ascendance,
- ascendancy,
- attachment,
- balance of power,
- collectivization,
- commandeering,
- communalization,
- communization,
- confiscation,
- distraint,
- distress,
- dominance,
- dominancy,
- domination,
- dominion,
- execution,
- expropriation,
- garnishment,
- impoundment,
- impressment,
- levy,
- nationalization,
- overlordship,
- predominance,
- predominancy,
- predomination,
- preeminence,
- preponderance,
- prepotence,
- prepotency,
- primacy,
- principality,
- right of angary,
- sequestration,
- socialization,
- sovereignty,
- superiority,
- supremacy,
- suzerainship,
- suzerainty,
- upper hand,
- whip hand