compulsory purchase order

noun

An order made, usually for the purchase of land required for a construction project.

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nouncompulsory purchase order (plural compulsory purchase orders)

plural compulsory purchase orders

  1. IrelandUKlawAn order made, usually for the purchase of land required for a construction project.

    The plans also required several Compulsory Purchase Orders to acquire nearby land.

    2021 July 28, Peter Plisner, “The race to the Games has begun”, in RAIL, number 936, page 57
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