EXPROPRIATED Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

expropriated

verb

past tense of expropriate

as in seized

to take or make use of under a guise of authority but without actual right dissidents were shot, and their lands expropriated under his regime

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as in evicted

to end the occupancy or possession of the state will have to expropriate scores of homeowners in order to build the new road

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as in confiscated

to take ownership or control of (something) by right of one's authority plans by the city to expropriate entire blocks of houses in order to bulldoze them for expansion of the airport

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The Justice Department seized 41 of the web domains, according to the FBI affidavit, and also granted Microsoft control of 66 additional domains the company said were part of the same operation.

Kevin Collier, NBC News, 3 Oct. 2024
Hamas continues to hold dozens of hostages seized on October 7th and has not released the bodies of 39 more who are believed to have died in captivity.

Matthew Carey, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2024

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