eminent domain

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eminent domain Meaning of "eminent domain"

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Definition(s):

  • (n) 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

Usage(s):

  1. The most troubling aspect for homeowners: the threatened use of eminent domain to clear the most heavily damaged areas for developers.
  2. The city invoked eminent domain laws to take the land from him in 1986 to build an incinerator.
  3. Nevertheless Arab owners refuse to accept payment because this would sanction Israel's right of eminent domain.
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