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expropriate 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
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/ˌeksˈprōprēˌāt/,
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expropriated, past participle; expropriates, 3rd person singular present; expropriating, present participle; expropriated, past tense;
  1. (esp. of the state) Take away (property) from its owner
    • - government plans to expropriate farmland
  2. Dispossess (someone) of property
    • - the land reform expropriated the Irish landlords
  1. deprive of possessions; "The Communist government expropriated the landowners"
  2. (expropriation) taking out of an owner's hands (especially taking property by public authority)
  3. Eminent domain (United States), compulsory purchase (United Kingdom, New Zealand, Ireland), resumption/compulsory acquisition (Australia) or expropriation (South Africa and Canada) is the inherent power of the state to seize a citizen's private property, expropriate property, or seize a citizen' ...
  4. (The Expropriation) The Expropriation (La expropiación) is a 1972 Chilean drama film directed by Raúl Ruiz.
  5. To deprive a person of their property. To confiscate. Usually in reference to taking property for public use
  6. (Expropriation) Taking of private property by the state for public use, with fair compensation to the owner, through the exercise of the right of eminent domain.
  7. (Expropriation) The taking of property or some other thing by governmental authority.
  8. (Expropriation) Canada: the forced sale of land to a public authority. Synonymous to the USA doctrine of "eminent domain".
  9. (Expropriation) Procedure where a property is taken over, usually by local authorities, for specific purposes in the public interest.
  10. (Expropriation) The annexation or seizure of national assets as an extreme form of political action.
  11. (Expropriation) The governmental seizure of private businesses coupled with little, if any, compensation to their owners.
  12. (Expropriation) This is where the local authority needs a portion or the entire property for its use. The bank would require a letter from the customer and the local authority, and an assessment has to be done on the remaining security.
  13. (Expropriation) the confiscation of a private asset in order to establish social equality. -John Huh
  14. (expropriation) A specific type of political risk in which a government seizes foreign assets.
  15. (expropriation) The right professed by a government to seize private property within its borders. A party surrendering such property may or may not receive compensation for its loss.
  16. (expropriation) is when people are e.g. evicted from their houses by big companies, which is not as unusual in Europe as you might think. ...
  17. To transfer ownership of private property, against the will of its owner, to government. The possibility of expropriation is one of the risks of foreign direct investment.
  18. The action of a country in taking away or modifying the property rights of a corporation or individual.
  19. Refers to government policy wherein property is seized from its owners not always with monetary compensation.