eminent domain

Noun

The right of a government or its agent to expropriate private property for public use, with payment of compensation.

ریشه

From Latin 'eminens' 'stand out, project' + Middle English 'demeine' 'jurisdiction'.

مثال

• The city used eminent domain to acquire land for the new highway.
• The property was taken under eminent domain.
• The government's power of eminent domain is subject to legal constraints.

ترکیب‌های رایج

exercise eminent domain invoke eminent domain under eminent domain eminent domain proceedings