expropriate
English edit
Etymology edit
Medieval Latin expropriatus[1]
Verb edit
expropriate (third-person singular simple present expropriates, present participle expropriating, simple past and past participle expropriated)
- (transitive) To deprive a person of (their private property) for public use.
- Coordinate term: nationalize
- 2014, Guiguo Wang, International Investment Law: A Chinese Perspective, Routledge, →ISBN, page 440:
- States have the right to nationalize or expropriate the assets of a transnational corporation operating in their territory. Investments of foreign investors shall not be nationalized or expropriated except for a purpose in the public interest; […]
Related terms edit
Translations edit
to deprive a person of their property
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References edit
- ^ “expropriate”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.