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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieseminent domain
Pronunciation / Transliteration: eminent domain
"सरकार नेeminent domain के तहत जमीन का अधिग्रहण किया।"
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The power of the state to seize private property for public use, with payment of compensation to the owner.
"The city acquired the land for the new highway through eminent domain."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Modern Latin 'dominium eminens' (supreme lordship), coined by Dutch jurist Hugo Grotius in his 1625 treatise 'De jure belli ac pacis' to describe the supreme property power of the state.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Eminent domain" is said worldwide
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expropriation pour cause d'utilité publique
Transliteration: expropriation pour cause d'utilité publique
"La municipalité a eu recours à l'expropriation pour cause d'utilité publique."
Enteignung
Transliteration: Enteignung
"Das Grundstücke wurde durch Enteignung für den Straßenbau erworben."
esproprio per pubblica utilità
Transliteration: esproprio per pubblica utilità
"Il governo ha proceduto con l'esproprio per pubblica utilità."
expropiación forzosa
Transliteration: expropiación forzosa
"El gobierno adquirió el terreno mediante expropiación forzosa."
desapropriação por utilidade pública
Transliteration: desapropriação por utilidade pública
"O terreno foi obtido por desapropriação por utilidade pública."
eminent domain
Transliteration: eminent domain
"सरकार नेeminent domain के तहत जमीन का अधिग्रहण किया।"
土地征用权
Transliteration: tǔdì zhēngyòng quán
"政府通过土地征用权获取了私有土地。"
공용수용
Transliteration: gongyongsuyong
"정부는 공용수용을 통해 토지를 매입했다."
土地収用権
Transliteration: tochi shūyō ken
"政府は土地収用権を発動して用地を確保した。"
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