as in takeover
the unlawful taking or withholding of something from the rightful owner under a guise of authority
the development of the colony involved expropriation of large tracts of fertile farmland from the natives
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Progressives worry about Western companies’ behavior in the developing world, such as their use of cheap labor, land expropriation, and environmental degradation.
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Jonathan B. Petkun, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2024
In its reexamination of entrenched narratives about the expropriation of Native land, Michael Witgen’s work is changing how Native people are situated in the arc of North American history.
—Francisco Cantú, The New York Review of Books, 30 May 2024
The march was for an annual event called Land Day, centered in the Galilee but marked more broadly every March 30, to commemorate Palestinian opposition to Israeli expropriation of Arab land.
—Jennifer Ludden, NPR, 9 Apr. 2024
The business advisory also highlights risks associated with the proliferation and implementation of repressive laws, including expropriation and detention.
—Bennett Freeman, Fortune, 4 Mar. 2024
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Jonathan B. Petkun, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2024
In its reexamination of entrenched narratives about the expropriation of Native land, Michael Witgen’s work is changing how Native people are situated in the arc of North American history.
—Francisco Cantú, The New York Review of Books, 30 May 2024
The march was for an annual event called Land Day, centered in the Galilee but marked more broadly every March 30, to commemorate Palestinian opposition to Israeli expropriation of Arab land.
—Jennifer Ludden, NPR, 9 Apr. 2024
The business advisory also highlights risks associated with the proliferation and implementation of repressive laws, including expropriation and detention.
—Bennett Freeman, Fortune, 4 Mar. 2024
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