expropriate
expropriate
Definition
ex·pro·pri·ate (eks prō′prē āt′)
transitive verb expropriated -·at′ed, expropriating -·at′·ing
- to take (land, property, etc.) from its owner; esp., to take for public use or in the public interest, as by right of eminent domain
- to transfer (property) from another to oneself
- to deprive of ownership; dispossess
Etymology: < ML expropriatus, pp. of expropriare, to deprive of one's own < L ex-, out + proprius, one's own
expropriate
Synonyms
expropriate
Law Definition
v
Of government: forcibly to
divest another of a property interest, as by eminent
domain.
expropriate
Usage Examples
Object
- landlord: The Russian peasants began to expropriate the landlords and the workers took possession of the factories without taking cognizance of Marxian dicta.
- capitalist: This will then use the capitalist state against the capitalists, and expropriate the capitalists through the state which the capitalists created.
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