expropriation
noun
ex·pro·pri·a·tion
(ˌ)ek-ˌsprō-prē-ˈā-shən 
: the act of expropriating or the state of being expropriated
specifically
: the action of the state in taking or modifying the property rights of an individual in the exercise of its sovereignty
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Examples of expropriation in a Sentence
the development of the colony involved expropriation of large tracts of fertile farmland from the natives
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Investment treaties typically provide protection against both direct and indirect expropriation, meaning that states cannot seize or devalue investors’ property without compensation.
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John Quinn, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
Alternately unnerving, meditative, and explosive, Adam Piron’s Black Glass examines the entangled histories of visual technology and the genocide and expropriation of Indigenous populations by white settlers through a violent collision of image and sound.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 15 Aug. 2024
Venezuela’s oil-dependent economy was unable to keep up with the generous social programs that made Chavismo popular, especially after the 2007 expropriations of foreign oil companies spooked them into leaving.
—Alex González Ormerod, TIME, 6 Aug. 2024
Venezuela’s top judicial body has for years been controlled by regime loyalists who have issued favorable decisions on issues from expropriations by the state to the banning of opposition political candidates.
—Bloomberg News, TIME, 1 Aug. 2024
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John Quinn, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
Alternately unnerving, meditative, and explosive, Adam Piron’s Black Glass examines the entangled histories of visual technology and the genocide and expropriation of Indigenous populations by white settlers through a violent collision of image and sound.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 15 Aug. 2024
Venezuela’s oil-dependent economy was unable to keep up with the generous social programs that made Chavismo popular, especially after the 2007 expropriations of foreign oil companies spooked them into leaving.
—Alex González Ormerod, TIME, 6 Aug. 2024
Venezuela’s top judicial body has for years been controlled by regime loyalists who have issued favorable decisions on issues from expropriations by the state to the banning of opposition political candidates.
—Bloomberg News, TIME, 1 Aug. 2024
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“Expropriation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/expropriation. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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