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eminent domain
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eminent domain

In the USA, the right of federal and state government and other authorized bodies to compulsorily purchase land that is needed for public purposes. The owner is entitled to receive a fair price for the land.



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Even then the mobs that attacked and despoiled Jews were often led by nobles and higher clergy who saw opportunities for expropriating property or evading repayment of debts to Jewish creditors.
Jesus, Mel Gibson, & the demon Jew by Parenti, Michael / The Humanist
But a problem remains: Israel is demolishing Christians' homes and expropriating their land to give the Emmanuel Sisters access to their convent.
Christians and Israel's wall by Cone, Margaret / Washington Report on Middle East Affairs
CORRECTION: For liberals, being humane is to be adept at expropriating and redistributing other people's wealth.
Benevolent banditry. (Correction, Please!) by Hoar, William P. / The New American
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