'Expropriation' definitions:
Definition of 'expropriation'
(from WordNet)
noun
Taking out of an owner's hands (especially taking property by public authority)
Definition of 'Expropriation'
From: GCIDE
- Expropriation \Ex*pro`pri*a"tion\, n. [Cf. F. expropriation.] The act of expropriating; the surrender of a claim to exclusive property; the act of depriving of ownership or proprietary rights. --W. Montagu. [1913 Webster]
- The expropriation of bad landlords. --M. Arnold. [1913 Webster]