'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]

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