expropriates
Takes without consent
Expropriates is the third-person singular of expropriate, meaning to take property from its owner, typically by a government or authority claiming legal right.
Governments expropriate land for highways, railways, or public buildings, usually with compensation—though the term often implies forced or unfair seizure: The regime expropriated farms from political opponents.
Take suddenly, forcibly
- commandeerSeize for official purposes
- impoundSeize by authority
- confiscateSeize by authority
- forfeitLose through violation
sequester · take · wrest · grab · snatch · claim · dispossess · strip
Forced government land acquisition
- condemnationSevere disapproval expressed formally
- compensationPayment for services rendered
- due processGuaranteed judicial fairness
- compulsory purchaseMandated property transfer to state
land acquisition · fair market value · public use · zoning · tribunal · adjudication · assessment
Establish control over territory
- imperialismExtending dominion over others
- oligarchyRule by few
- kleptocracyState-sponsored looting system
- plunderGoods seized violently
loot · pillage · subjugate · occupy · invade · conquer · annex · dominate
Remove from property legally
- oustRemove from position
- displaceRemove from proper position
- uprootRemove from the ground
- expelRemove forcibly from membership
eject · banish · dislodge · disinherit · deracinate · remove · clear · deprive
Transfer to state ownership
- collectivizeConvert to shared ownership
- socializeInteract with others
- communalizeTransfer to shared ownership
- public ownershipState-held property or enterprise
state control · centralize · redistribute · communize · municipalize · government seizure · public sector
Earth's solid surface
- assetsOwned items of value
- estateProperty and grounds
- holdingsProperty one owns
- real estateLand and its structures
wealth · capital · resources · territory · domain · possessions · inheritance · patrimony
seize
Take suddenly, forcibly
- commandeerSeize for official purposes
- impoundSeize by authority
- confiscateSeize by authority
forfeit · sequester · take · wrest · grab · snatch · claim · dispossess · strip · divest
eminent domain
Forced government land acquisition
- condemnationSevere disapproval expressed formally
- compensationPayment for services rendered
- due processGuaranteed judicial fairness
compulsory purchase · land acquisition · fair market value · public use · zoning · tribunal · adjudication · assessment
colonize
Establish control over territory
- imperialismExtending dominion over others
- oligarchyRule by few
- kleptocracyState-sponsored looting system
plunder · loot · pillage · subjugate · occupy · invade · conquer · annex · dominate · regime
evict
Remove from property legally
expel · eject · banish · dislodge · disinherit · deracinate · remove · clear · deprive · landless
nationalize
Transfer to state ownership
- collectivizeConvert to shared ownership
- socializeInteract with others
- communalizeTransfer to shared ownership
public ownership · state control · centralize · redistribute · communize · municipalize · government seizure · public sector
land
Earth's solid surface
real estate · wealth · capital · resources · territory · domain · possessions · inheritance · patrimony · deed
expropriatespurchases
Goods obtained for money
buys · compensates · reimburses · gifts · donates
expropriatesdistributes
Apportions to multiple parties
redistributes · returns · restores · privatizes · denationalizes
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