taking of property
collocation in Englishmeaningsoftakeandproperty
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take
noun
uk/teɪk/us/teɪk/
money that is received from sales or as payment for entrance to ...
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property
noun
uk/ˈprɒp.ə.ti/us/ˈprɑː.pɚ.t̬i/
an object or objects that belong ...
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(Definition oftakeandpropertyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The essence of the offence, thetakingofpropertybelonging to another, is simple to grasp, perhaps too simple.
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It involves, in international law, atakingofproperty.
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I am very much alarmed at this provision with regard to thetakingofproperty.
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Where there is atakingofproperty, in almost all circumstances the issue of compensation arises.
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I for one would never assent to thetakingofpropertywithout due compensation.
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The first is concerned with the expropriation of property; thetakingofproperty.
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There was no question of thetakingofproperty, but merely allowing other people to go on other people's property.
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It is self-evident that we do not consider that the right of access is thetakingofproperty.
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I only mention it as an illustration of legislation which involves thetakingofpropertywithout compensation.
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But it is very rare to require compensation in cases involving control of use rather than the outrighttakingofpropertyby the state.
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Until the rash of hotel fires in 1946, such legislation was regarded as an unconstitutionaltakingofproperty.
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The view has been taken that interference with an accrued contractual right is just as much an interference with a proprietary right requiring compensation as is thetakingofproperty.
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This proposition only applies to thetakingofpropertyfor public use and, by implication, rather suggests that property might be expropriated for private use without any compensation at all.
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Thetakingofpropertyin pursuance of a policy calculated to enhance social justice within the community can properly be described as being in the public interest.
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In this case, no such law exists, so that unless this case represents an instance of atakingofproperty, the power company is without redress for its $25,000 loss.
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