Meanings
noun
- IrelandUKlawThe power of a state to expropriate private land within its jurisdiction for public use.
Synonyms: compulsory acquisition, eminent domain, expropriation
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe power of a state to expropriate private land within its jurisdiction for public use.
Translations
Dutch onteigening
- onteigeninggovernment's right to expropriate private land
Finnish pakkolunastus
- pakkolunastusgovernment's right to expropriate private land
French expropriation, expropriation pour cause d'utilité publique
- expropriationgovernment's right to expropriate private land
- expropriation pour cause d'utilité publiquegovernment's right to expropriate private land
German Enteignung, Zwangsenteignung
- Enteignunggovernment's right to expropriate private land
- Zwangsenteignunggovernment's right to expropriate private land
Italian espropriazione per pubblica utilità
- espropriazione per pubblica utilitàgovernment's right to expropriate private land
Polish wywłaszczenie, ekspropriacja
- wywłaszczeniegovernment's right to expropriate private land
- ekspropriacjagovernment's right to expropriate private land
Portuguese desapropriação
- desapropriaçãogovernment's right to expropriate private land
Spanish expropiación
- expropiacióngovernment's right to expropriate private land
Cite this entry
APA
compulsory purchase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/compulsory%20purchase
MLA
“compulsory purchase.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/compulsory%20purchase. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “compulsory purchase,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/compulsory%20purchase.
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