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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesexpropiación
Pronunciation / Transliteration: expropiación
"La expropiación de la empresa generó mucha polémica."
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The action by the state or an authority of taking property from its owner for public use or benefit.
"The government announced the expropriation of land to build the new highway."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Medieval Latin word 'expropriationem', formed from 'ex-' (out of) and 'proprius' (one's own, property). Entering English via French in the late 16th century, the term originally referred to the official surrender or renunciation of property rights, later evolving specifically into the legal action of a state seizing private property for public use.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Expropriation" is said worldwide
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expropriation
Transliteration: expropriation
"L'expropriation des terrains a retardé le projet."
Enteignung
Transliteration: Enteignung
"Die Enteignung des Grundstücke ist rechtlich geregelt."
esproprio
Transliteration: esproprio
"Il comune ha avviato la procedura di esproprio."
expropiación
Transliteration: expropiación
"La expropiación de la empresa generó mucha polémica."
expropriação
Transliteration: expropriação
"A expropriação foi contestada pelos proprietários."
संपत्ति अधिग्रहण
Transliteration: sampatti adhগ্রহণ
"सरकार ने सड़क के विस्तार के लिए संपत्ति अधिग्रहण की घोषणा की।"
征用
Transliteration: zhēngyòng
"这项基础设施建设计划涉及土地征用。"
수용
Transliteration: suyong
"정부는 공공 사업을 위해 토지 수용을 결정했다."
収用
Transliteration: shūyō
"公共事業のための土地収用が行われた。"
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