compulsory purchase

English

Noun

compulsory purchase

(law, Britain, Ireland, New Zealand) The power of a state to expropriate private land within its jurisdiction for public use.

Synonyms

compulsory acquisition (Australia)
eminent domain (US)
expropriation (Canada, South Africa)

Derived terms

compulsory purchase order

Translations

government's right to expropriate private land

Dutch: onteigening (nl) f
Finnish: pakkolunastus (fi)
French: expropriation (fr) f, expropriation pour cause d'utilité publique f
German: Enteignung (de) f

Italian: espropriazione per pubblica utilità f
Polish: wywłaszczenie (pl), ekspropriacja (pl)
Portuguese: desapropriação (pt) f
Spanish: expropiación f

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