compulsory acquisition

English

Noun

compulsory acquisition

(law, Australia, New Zealand) The power of a state to expropriate private land within its jurisdiction for public use.

Synonyms

compulsory purchase (UK)
eminent domain (US)
expropriation (Canada, South Africa)

Translations

government's right to expropriate private land

Dutch: onteigening (nl) f
Finnish: pakkolunastus (fi)
French: expropriation (fr) f, expropriation pour cause d’utilité publique f
German: Enteignung (de) f
Italian: espropriazione per pubblica utilità f
Polish: wywłaszczenie (pl), ekspropriacja (pl)
Portuguese: desapropriação (pt) f
Spanish: expropiación f

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