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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

expropriated

· IPA /ɛksprˈoʊpriːˌeɪtɪd/
01 adj. taken out of the possession of another and transferred to one's own use often without permission; as, the expropriated land was developed i…
  1. 1.
    taken out of the possession of another and transferred to one's own use often without permission; as, the expropriated land was developed into a public playground.