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compulsory acquisition

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Australia, New-Zealand

Topics: law

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11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 徵收權 /征收权 — government's right to expropriate private land
  • Dutch: onteigening — government's right to expropriate private land
  • Finnish: pakkolunastus — government's right to expropriate private land
  • French: expropriation — government's right to expropriate private land
  • French: expropriation pour cause d'utilité publique — government's right to expropriate private land
  • German: Enteignung — government's right to expropriate private land
  • Italian: espropriazione per pubblica utilità — government's right to expropriate private land
  • Polish: wywłaszczenie — government's right to expropriate private land
  • Polish: ekspropriacja — government's right to expropriate private land
  • Portuguese: desapropriação — government's right to expropriate private land
  • Spanish: expropiación — government's right to expropriate private land