| Pronunciation: | | `ekspr`owpree'eyshun
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[n] taking out of an owner's hands (especially taking property by public authority) |
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EXPROPRIATION is a 13 letter word that starts with E. |
| | See Also: | | arrogation, confiscation |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ex*pro`pri*a"tion\, n. [Cf. F. expropriation.]
The act of expropriating; the surrender of a claim to
exclusive property; the act of depriving of ownership or
proprietary rights. --W. Montagu.
The expropriation of bad landlords. --M. Arnold.
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