expropriation
noun
ex·pro·pri·a·tion
(ˌ)ek-ˌsprō-prē-ˈā-shən 
: the act of expropriating or the state of being expropriated
specifically
: the action of the state in taking or modifying the property rights of an individual in the exercise of its sovereignty
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Examples of expropriation in a Sentence
the development of the colony involved expropriation of large tracts of fertile farmland from the natives
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The Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act provides an exception for suits over the expropriation of property taken in violation of international law.
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Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 3 Dec. 2024
The expropriation of assets from Danone and Carlsberg is just the beginning, as the Kremlin likely plans more corporate seizures to benefit Putin’s allies in retaliation for the use of Russia’s Central Bank assets.
—Nezir Sinani, Fortune Europe, 21 Nov. 2024
Investment treaties typically provide protection against both direct and indirect expropriation, meaning that states cannot seize or devalue investors’ property without compensation.
—John Quinn, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
Alternately unnerving, meditative, and explosive, Adam Piron’s Black Glass examines the entangled histories of visual technology and the genocide and expropriation of Indigenous populations by white settlers through a violent collision of image and sound.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 15 Aug. 2024
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Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 3 Dec. 2024
The expropriation of assets from Danone and Carlsberg is just the beginning, as the Kremlin likely plans more corporate seizures to benefit Putin’s allies in retaliation for the use of Russia’s Central Bank assets.
—Nezir Sinani, Fortune Europe, 21 Nov. 2024
Investment treaties typically provide protection against both direct and indirect expropriation, meaning that states cannot seize or devalue investors’ property without compensation.
—John Quinn, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
Alternately unnerving, meditative, and explosive, Adam Piron’s Black Glass examines the entangled histories of visual technology and the genocide and expropriation of Indigenous populations by white settlers through a violent collision of image and sound.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 15 Aug. 2024
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“Expropriation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/expropriation. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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