expropriation
(noun) taking out of an owner’s hands (especially taking property by public authority)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
expropriation (countable and uncountable, plural expropriations)
The act of expropriating; the surrender of a claim to private property; the act of depriving of private propriety rights.
Source: Wiktionary
Ex*pro`pri*a"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. expropriation.]
Definition: The act of expropriating; the surrender of a claim to exclusive property; the act of depriving of ownership or proprietary rights. W. Montagu. The expropriation of bad landlords. M. Arnold.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
7 February 2025
(noun) a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events; “he writes stories for the magazines”
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