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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Recent Examples of expropriation
Just last month, Ramaphosa signed a bill into law that provided new guidelines for land expropriation, including enabling the government to expropriate land without compensation in certain cases.
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Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 4 Feb. 2025
Political risk insurance and partial credit guarantees should also be deployed to mitigate concerns about expropriation, regulatory changes, and currency convertibility—thereby unlocking private capital that might otherwise be deterred by these uncertainties.
—Colin H. Kahl, Foreign Affairs, 17 Jan. 2025
The Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act provides an exception for suits over the expropriation of property taken in violation of international law.
—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
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Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 4 Feb. 2025
Political risk insurance and partial credit guarantees should also be deployed to mitigate concerns about expropriation, regulatory changes, and currency convertibility—thereby unlocking private capital that might otherwise be deterred by these uncertainties.
—Colin H. Kahl, Foreign Affairs, 17 Jan. 2025
The Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act provides an exception for suits over the expropriation of property taken in violation of international law.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for expropriation
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The subway takeover is flanked by the launch of a one-of-a-kind art book conceived as a box with 30 Polaroid photographs of the same subjects, paying homage to Maripol’s signature art form.—
Martino Carrera,
WWD,
17 Feb. 2025
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The rapid advance into the city comes less than three weeks after the rebels claimed the takeover of Goma, the largest city and capital of the neighboring North Kivu province on January 27.—
Nimi Princewill,
CNN,
15 Feb. 2025
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Congress failed to pass regular annual spending appropriations, instead resorting to a short-term continuing resolution.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
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Once again, whenever The Baldwins needs to move into and out of a tricky topic like being on trial in the public eye for cultural appropriation, or being on actual legal trial, the series can simply turn back to its baseline premise.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
21 Feb. 2025
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Christian's doctors also discussed the possible need for a high-risk surgery; he's been experiencing seizures, ultimately keeping him in the PICU. Dog and His Owner Help Save Pa.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
21 Feb. 2025
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As many as one out of every 20 children with measles gets pneumonia, the leading cause of death in children with the virus, and one child out of every 1,000 who gets measles will develop encephalitis, which can cause seizures, deafness and developmental disability, says CDC data.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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And Crimea at least, as the new jewel in Putin’s crown, received billions of dollars of Russian subsidies to showcase the annexation.—
NATALIYA GUMENYUK,
Foreign Affairs,
12 Feb. 2025
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Unlike the annexation of Crimea in 2014, the 2022 invasion produced an unprecedented level of transatlantic unity, including the expansion of NATO and sanctions on Russian trade and finance.—
Ronald H. Linden,
The Conversation,
10 Feb. 2025
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“Expropriation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expropriation. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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