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The act of expropriating; the surrender of a claim to exclusive property; the act of depriving of ownership or proprietary rights.

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  1. n. The act of expropriating; the surrender of a claim to exclusive property; the act of depriving of ownership or proprietary rights.
  2. n. taking out of an owner's hands (especially taking property by public authority)
  3. The act of expropriating; the surrender of a claim to exclusive property; the act of depriving of ownership or proprietary rights. W. Montagu. The expropriation of bad landlords. M. Arnold.
  4. The act of expropriating; the surrender of a claim to exclusiveproperty; the act of depriving of ownership or proprietary rights. W.Montagu.The expropriation of bad landlords. M. Arnold.
  5. n:100 n. taking out of an owner's hands (especially taking property by public authority)