expropriation
Government property seizure
Expropriation is the taking of private property by a government or authority, typically for public use.
Unlike outright seizure, expropriation usually involves compensation, though often below market value: The highway project required expropriation of farmland along the route.
The term also applies to nationalization of industries or foreign assets: expropriation of oil fields.
More loosely, any forcible transfer of property from one party to another.
Forcible taking or convulsion
- confiscationSeizure by authority
- usurpationWrongful seizure of power
- dispossessionDeprival of property rights
- impoundmentOfficial seizure or detention
commandeering · annexation · encroachment · plunder · looting · pillage · asset stripping · land grab
Government acquisition of industry
- state ownershipGovernment possession of assets
- collectivizationForced communal ownership transfer
- socializationInternalizing cultural norms
- public ownershipState-held property or enterprise
state control · communization · sequestration · confiscation · requisition · commandeering · municipalization · governmentalization
Forced government land acquisition
- condemnationSevere disapproval expressed formally
- compulsory purchaseMandated property transfer to state
- dispossessionDeprival of property rights
- resumptionAct of continuing again
annexation · forfeiture · distraint · impoundment · due process · police power · land acquisition
Rapid territorial acquisition
- dispossessionDeprival of property rights
- displacementRemoval from usual location
- settler colonialismOccupation displacing native peoples
- enclosureConfined, bordered space
indigenous rights · land theft · annexation · occupation · conquest · subjugation · imperialism · encomienda
One possessing real estate
- tenantOne who rents property
- occupantOne dwelling within
- displaced personsPeople forced from home
- evicteeExpelled former tenant
claimant · titleholder · smallholder · freeholder · leaseholder · homeowner · farmer · peasant
Protection against financial loss
- restitutionRestoring what was lost
- damagesCompensation for injury
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- reimbursementPayment for incurred expenses
valuation · fair market value · reparation · redress · remuneration · arbitration · appraisal · assessment
seizure
Forcible taking or convulsion
- confiscationSeizure by authority
- usurpationWrongful seizure of power
- dispossessionDeprival of property rights
impoundment · commandeering · annexation · encroachment · plunder · looting · pillage · asset stripping · land grab · theft
nationalization
Government acquisition of industry
- state ownershipGovernment possession of assets
- collectivizationForced communal ownership transfer
- socializationInternalizing cultural norms
public ownership · state control · communization · sequestration · confiscation · requisition · commandeering · municipalization · governmentalization · public sector
eminent domain
Forced government land acquisition
- condemnationSevere disapproval expressed formally
- compulsory purchaseMandated property transfer to state
- dispossessionDeprival of property rights
resumption · annexation · forfeiture · distraint · impoundment · due process · police power · land acquisition
land grab
Rapid territorial acquisition
- dispossessionDeprival of property rights
- displacementRemoval from usual location
- settler colonialismOccupation displacing native peoples
enclosure · indigenous rights · land theft · annexation · occupation · conquest · subjugation · imperialism · encomienda · hacienda
landowner
One possessing real estate
- tenantOne who rents property
- occupantOne dwelling within
- displaced personsPeople forced from home
evictee · claimant · titleholder · smallholder · freeholder · leaseholder · homeowner · farmer · peasant · indigenous peoples
indemnity
Protection against financial loss
- restitutionRestoring what was lost
- damagesCompensation for injury
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
reimbursement · valuation · fair market value · reparation · redress · remuneration · arbitration · appraisal · assessment · payout
- plunderlooting, loot, booty, pillaging, spoils
- takeovertakeover, take over, seize power, seizure, coup d'etat
- communismMarx, Marxism, Leninism, Lenin, proletariat
- socialismMarxism, communism, proletariat, bourgeoisie, communal ownership
- Haussmann Parisboulevards, apartment buildings, Champs-Elysees, sewers, water supply
- land rightsland rights, land title, easement, easements, freehold
expropriationrestitution
Restoring what was lost
compensation · purchase · buyout · redemption
expropriationrestitution
Restoring what was lost
land grant · endowment · bestowal · privatization · restoration