expropriation

Ex*pro`pri*a"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. expropriation.] Defn: The act of expropriating; the surrender of a claim to exclusive property; the act of depriving of ownership or proprietary rights. W. Montagu. The expropriation of bad landlords. M. Arnold.

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