Meaning of EMINENT DOMAIN
| Pronunciation: | | 'emununt dow'meyn
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| | Definition: | | [n] the right of the state to take private property for public use; the 5th Amendment of the US Constitution requires that just compensation be made |
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| | See Also: | | legal right | |
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| | Definition: | | The power of the government to take private property for public use through condemnation. |
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| | Related Terms: | | angary, annexation, annexure, ascendance, ascendancy, attachment, balance of power, collectivization, commandeering, communalization, communization, confiscation, distraint, distress, dominance, dominancy, domination, dominion, execution, expropriation, garnishment, impoundment, impressment, levy, nationalization, overlordship, predominance, predominancy, predomination, preeminence, preponderance, prepotence, prepotency, primacy, principality, right of angary, sequestration, socialization, sovereignty, superiority, supremacy, suzerainship, suzerainty, upper hand, whip hand |
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