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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Expropriation

· Ex·pro·pri·a·tion · IPA /ɛksˌpɹoʊpɹiˈeɪʃən/
01 n. The act of expropriating; the surrender of a claim to exclusive property; the act of depriving of ownership or proprietary rights.
  1. 1.
    The act of expropriating; the surrender of a claim to exclusive property; the act of depriving of ownership or proprietary rights.
    “The expropriation of bad landlords.” M. Arnold.