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

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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The expropriation of assets from Danone and Carlsberg is just the beginning, as the Kremlin likely plans more corporate seizures to benefit Putin’s allies in retaliation for the use of Russia’s Central Bank assets. —

Nezir Sinani, Fortune Europe, 21 Nov. 2024 Investment treaties typically provide protection against both direct and indirect expropriation, meaning that states cannot seize or devalue investors’ property without compensation. —

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 See all Example Sentences for expropriation