n. a taking of property or rights by governmental authority such ...

The official seizure by a government of private property. Any government has the right to seize such property, according to international law, if prompt and adequate compensation is given. Sometimes r [..]

Nationalization or confiscation by a host country government of a multinational's investment (e.g., plant, inventory, equipment). If compensation is offered at all, it is usually far below f [..]

mid-15c., "renunciation of worldly goods," from Medieval Latin expropriationem (nominative expropriatio), noun of action from past participle stem of Late Latin expropriare "deprive of [..]

Government acquisition of private property without payment of prompt and full compensation to owners.

Taking of property or rights by governmental authority, most commonly by eminent domain.

The confiscation of property or labor from an individual.

Definition Seizure of private property for public use by an entity with the legal authority to do so. Similar to condemnation through eminent domain.

A specific type of political risk in which a government seizes foreign assets.

The annexation or seizure of national assets as an extreme form of political action. F.A.S.

A forced transfer of ownership or value from a private owner to a government entity.

The seizing of assets, eg in a nationalisation.

Expropriation is a taking of private property or rights by the government for just compensation when it is for a public purpose. It may be the exercise of eminent domain powers. The governmental entit [..]

(n) taking out of an owner's hands (especially taking property by public authority)

A governmental taking (or modification) of an individual’s rights. Source: Arthemis; Art-Law Centre, University of Geneva

The taking over by the state of a company or project, with compensation usually being paid. Creeping expropriation occurs when a government gradually takes over an asset by taxation, regulation, acces [..]

A specific type of political risk in which a government seizes foreign assets.

n. a taking of property or rights by governmental authority such as eminent domain, possibly including an emergency situation, such as taking a person's truck or bulldozer to build a levee during [..]

The act of expropriating; the surrender of a claim to private property; the act of depriving of private propriety rights.

process by which government takes private lands for public use such as roads or power lines.

Expropriation is a compulsory seizure or surrender of real estate for public interest purposes in return for an indemnity to the property's owner.

Taking private property for public use, with fair compensation to the owner, through the exercise of the right of eminent domain.

The taking of privately owned land by the Crown or by specially empowered authorities for certain “public works”. Land for railways, roads, canals, irrigation, schools, hospitals, power-sites, and government buildings may be expropriated under certain condiitons. The Crown may take land itself or may pass a STATUTE empowering a private company to d [..]

The official seizure by a government of private property. Any government has the right to seize such property, according to international law, if prompt and adequate compensation is given. Sometimes r [..]