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expropriation /ɛksprəʊprɪˈeɪʃ(ə)n /noun [mass noun]1The action by the state or an authority of taking property from its owner for public use or benefit: the decree provided for the expropriation of church land and buildings the expropriation of assets by the government...- The decree provided for the expropriation of church land and buildings.
- The legality of any such expropriation, nationalization or comparable measure and the amount of compensation shall be subject to review by due process of law.
- The expropriation of property is a familiar scenario.
1.1The action of dispossessing someone of property: a popular movement aiming at the expropriation of the landowners and the overthrow of the autocracy...- He was convinced that the expropriation of capitalists would result in an immense extension of social productive forces and in the achievement of a higher degree of labour productivity.
- He spoke of the need for the conquest of political power by the proletariat, in order to effect the expropriation of the bourgeoisie.
- Realizing that the total expropriation of the landowners was out of the question, he pleaded for providing the freedmen with sufficient allotments.
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