expropriated
past simple and past participle ofexpropriate
| 单词 | expropriated |
| 释义 | expropriated past simple and past participle ofexpropriate expropriate verb[T] formaluk/ɪkˈsprəʊ.pri.eɪt/us/ɪkˈsproʊ.pri.eɪt/to take awaymoneyorpropertyespeciallyforpublicuse withoutpaymentto theowner, or forpersonaluseillegally: He wasdiscoveredto have been expropriatingcompanyfunds. Stealing
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Taking things away from someone or somewhere Examplesofexpropriatedexpropriated In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. As a matter of fairness, property-owners who areexpropriatedought to, and indeed do, receive compensation from the community. From theCambridge English Corpus The agrarian reform law was a major political act that successfully broke up large landholdings and distributed some of theexpropriatedlands to designated beneficiaries. From theCambridge English Corpus Almost unavoidably, such a program will leave a property owner with less power than before, even if it compensates her forexpropriatedproperty. From theCambridge English Corpus The number of small landowners who wereexpropriatedwas far greater than had been realized. From theCambridge English Corpus In short, under the three phases of land distribution, some 1.3 million small landowners wereexpropriated, and their ownership was distributed to 1.6 million tenants. From theCambridge English Corpus But the dialogue eventuallyexpropriatedthe center of tragedy. From theCambridge English Corpus One matter that has received practically no consideration in the literature is the compensation to theexpropriatedlandowners. From theCambridge English Corpus There is certainly a creativity interest in just compensation forexpropriatedproperty. From theCambridge English Corpus In contrast, it was reticent on the number of landownersexpropriatedin the process. From theCambridge English Corpus Thus, under the so-called land reform, all the members of such tribes wereexpropriated. From theCambridge English Corpus Provided fair market value is paid for compulsorily acquired property, the owner whose property isexpropriatedmay retain access to equivalent productive capital that can continue to further her autonomy. From theCambridge English Corpus It thusexpropriatedall 'feudal' landowners, completely and without compensation. From theCambridge English Corpus The freeholder could not have his interestexpropriated, so provision would need to be made for those who did not want to convert. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It was argued that tithe is not properly payable and that it might well beexpropriated. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The first is an agreement on certain disciplines which prohibit new investment in illegallyexpropriatedproperties. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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