expropriation

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expropriation - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Expropriation \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.
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           The expropriation of bad landlords.      --M. Arnold.
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expropriation - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  expropriation
      n 1: taking out of an owner's hands (especially taking property
           by public authority)