English Explanatory Dictionary

compulsory purchase

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The power of a state to expropriate private land within its jurisdiction for public use.

Word forms

compulsory purchase

Synonyms

compulsory acquisition eminent domain expropriation

Derived words

compulsory purchase order
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