expropriating
present participle ofexpropriate
| 单词 | expropriating |
| 释义 | expropriating present 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 Examplesofexpropriatingexpropriating In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. In none of the theoretical literature was the possibility ofexpropriatinga large number of individuals advocated or even considered. From theCambridge English Corpus Thus, rather than violating their property rights,expropriatingtheir farms restores property to those who are morally entitled to it. From theCambridge English Corpus On the other hand, ifexpropriatingwhite farms is morally justified today, then it is justified regardless of why, or for what goals, the liberation struggle was fought. From theCambridge English Corpus Doing so will require that the government be able to provide credible commitments that it will not respond to invasions byexpropriatingthe land and settling the group that invaded. From theCambridge English Corpus We are notexpropriatingsomething which belongs to private capitalists. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is no use villifying them, smearing them, harrying them, threatening them and, finally,expropriatingthem. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There is no question ofexpropriatingthe freeholder's asset. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Secondly, they must stopexpropriatingoutside assets and so restore the standard of living. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 This is as expropriatory as taking a person's house from him, asexpropriatinghis semi-detached house at below its value. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We areexpropriating£1,500,000 per day out of private property to keep going the financial machine. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Perhaps, on the other hand, what is envisaged is compulsorily buying them out, effectivelyexpropriatingtheir property and forcing them out of the development altogether. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That isexpropriatingthe money of millions upon millions of pensioners and holders of life assurance policies. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 One of the criteria for determining the legality of an expropriation is whether prompt, adequate and effective compensation has been paid by theexpropriatingstate. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English There is no justification inexpropriatingefficient undertakings. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The landlords areexpropriatingthe community time after time. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 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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