"compulsory purchase" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} compulsory purchase
  1. (law, UK, Ireland) The power of a state to expropriate private land within its jurisdiction for public use. Tags: Ireland, UK Categories (topical): Law Synonyms: compulsory acquisition [Australia], eminent domain [US], expropriation [Canada, South-Africa] Derived forms: compulsory purchase order Translations (government's right to expropriate private land): onteigening [feminine] (Dutch), pakkolunastus (Finnish), expropriation [feminine] (French), expropriation pour cause d’utilité publique [feminine] (French), Enteignung [feminine] (German), Zwangsenteignung [feminine] (German), espropriazione per pubblica utilità [feminine] (Italian), wywłaszczenie (Polish), ekspropriacja (Polish), desapropriação [feminine] (Portuguese), expropiación [feminine] (Spanish)
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