the government’s right to take private property for public use, for example to build a railway, and its responsibility to pay for the property
The FifthAmendmentgrants the federalgovernment the right to exercise its power of eminentdomain.
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accession
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eminent domain
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in the U.S., the government’s right to take private property for public use, for example to build a railroad, and its responsibility to pay for the property