compulsory purchase

Noun

 * 1)  The power of a state to expropriate private land within its jurisdiction for public use.

Synonyms

 * compulsory acquisition
 * eminent domain
 * expropriation

Translations

 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * French:, expropriation pour cause d'utilité publique
 * German:, Zwangsenteignung
 * Italian: espropriazione per pubblica utilità
 * Polish: ,
 * Portuguese:
 * Spanish: expropiación