compulsory acquisition

English

Noun

compulsory acquisition

1. (law, Australia, New Zealand) The power of a state to expropriate private land within its jurisdiction for public use.

Synonyms

• compulsory purchase (UK)
• eminent domain (US)
• expropriation (Canada, South Africa)

Translations

government's right to expropriate private land

Dutch: onteigening (nl) f Finnish: pakkolunastus (fi) French: expropriation (fr) f, expropriation pour cause d'utilité publique f German: Enteignung (de) f Italian: espropriazione per pubblica utilità f Polish: wywłaszczenie (pl) n, ekspropriacja (pl) f Portuguese: desapropriação (pt) f Spanish: expropiación f