Eminent

  • 61eminent domain order — UK US noun [C] US ► LAW, PROPERTY COMPULSORY PURCHASE ORDER(Cf. ↑compulsory purchase order) …

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  • 62eminent domain — eminent do main n [U] law the right of the US government to take private land for public use …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 63eminent domain — eminent do main noun uncount LEGAL in the U.S., the government s right to take private property for public use, for example to build a railroad, and its responsibility to pay for the property …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 64eminent domain — ☆ eminent domain n. Law the right of a government to take, or to authorize the taking of, private property for public use, just compensation being given to the owner …

    English World dictionary

  • 65ÉMINENT, ENTE — adj. Qui s’élève au dessus du niveau général, en parlant d’un Terrain. Un lieu éminent. Il est peu usité. Il signifie surtout Qui dépasse le niveau commun, en parlant des Personnes et des choses. Un homme, d’un savoir éminent. Il a des qualités… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • 66eminent domain — /emanant dameyn/ The power to take private property for public use by the state, municipalities, and private persons or corporations authorized to exercise functions of public character. Housing Authority of Cherokee National of Oklahoma v.… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 67eminent domain — /emanant dameyn/ The power to take private property for public use by the state, municipalities, and private persons or corporations authorized to exercise functions of public character. Housing Authority of Cherokee National of Oklahoma v.… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 68eminent domain — noun the right of the state to take private property for public use; the Fifth Amendment that was added to the Constitution of the United States requires that just compensation be made (Freq. 1) • Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence • Hypernyms: ↑legal… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 69eminent domain — Law. the power of the state to take private property for public use with payment of compensation to the owner. [1730 40] * * * Government power to take private property for public use without the owner s consent. Constitutional provisions in most …

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  • 70Eminent Domain — The power the government has to obtain the property of an individual even without the person s full consent. In most countries, including the U.S., the land owner will be compensated for the land at fair market value. This power allows the… …

    Investment dictionary

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