Expropriation of land
/ˌɛkspɹəʊpɹiˈeɪʃən əv lænd/
EN
The government or authorized public act of taking private land from its owner for public use, usually with monetary compensation to the original owner.
The expropriation of land for the new high-speed rail project faced protests from local farmers.
Etymology
Expropriation comes from the 17th-century French word expropriation, derived from the Latin expropriare, meaning "to take away property." The phrase "expropriation of land" emerged in legal and economic discourse in the 1800s to describe state-led land seizures for public works.
Translations
简体中文
土地征收,土地征用,土地没收
繁體中文
土地徵收,土地徵用,土地沒收
日本語
土地収用,土地没収,公用収用
한국어
토지 수용,토지 몰수,토지 징수
Deutsch
Landenteignung,Bodenenteignung,Expropriation von Grund und Boden
Español
Expropiación de tierras,Expropiación de terrenos
Português
Expropriação de terra,Desapropriação de terras
Français
Expropriation foncière,Expropriation de terrain
Tiếng Việt
Tịch thu đất,Thu hồi đất,Trưng thu đất đai
Related Words
eminent domainland seizurenationalizationcompulsory purchaseland reform
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