释义 |
ex·pro·pri·a·tion \(ˌ)ekˌsprōprēˈāshən, ikˌ-\ noun (-s) Etymology: Medieval Latin expropriation-, expropriatio, from expropriatus + Latin -ion-, -io -ion : an act of expropriating or a state of being expropriated; specifically : the action of the state in taking or modifying the property rights of an individual in the exercise of its sovereignty (as where property is sold under eminent domain) |