expropriation of property

collocation in English

meaningsofexpropriationandproperty

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expropriation
noun[C or U]
uk
/ɪkˌsprəʊ.priˈeɪ.ʃən/us
/ɪkˌsproʊ.priˈeɪ.ʃən/
the act of taking away money or property, especially for public use without payment to the owner, or for personal ...
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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 ofexpropriationandpropertyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofexpropriation of property

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We do not believe in theexpropriationofproperty.
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There is a close analogy between this case and the acquisition andexpropriationofpropertycases.
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The first is concerned with theexpropriationofproperty; the taking of property.
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Obviously it means breaking and entering; presumably it also means theexpropriationofpropertyand the planting of monitoring devices.
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The first is theexpropriationofproperty, and the second is personal difficulty such as expulsion, difficulty with passports and so on.
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If it is found impracticable to come to that arrangement, then there arises the statutory bargain, not a strictexpropriationofproperty.
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Expropriationofpropertycould be made only on the basis of law and for the public welfare, with appropriate compensation.
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We have also made clear - and you do not have to be a dyed-in-the-wool imperialist to take this view - that we are againstexpropriationofproperty.
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Extensive powers of censorship, suspension of civil courts,expropriationofproperty, closure of businesses, and imposition of curfews were also granted.
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Some reforms were initially popular, such as theexpropriationofpropertyfrom what the government called the bourgeoisie, i.e. the upper and middle class.
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