land grab

encroachment

Gradual intrusion on territory

• borderOuter edge or limit
• invasionForcible entry into territory
• occupationOne's regular paid work

seizure · annexation · sovereignty · displacement · incursion · intrusion · buffer zone · demarcation · frontline · contested

imperialism

Extending dominion over others

• colonizationForeign territorial takeover
• conquestDefeating and seizing control
• annexationAbsorbing territory into jurisdiction

settlers · indigenous · exploitation · dispossession · scramble for Africa · East India Company · Manifest Destiny · enclosure · expropriation · displacement

acquisition

Act of obtaining something

• takeoverAssuming command of something
• buyoutPurchase of controlling interest
• mergerCorporate combination

monopoly · speculation · development · real estate · gentrification · privatization · profiteering · investment · portfolio · asset

sprawl

Extend in disorderly fashion

• urbanizationPopulation shift toward cities
• suburbsResidential areas outside cities
• outskirtsOuter parts of town

development · infrastructure · zoning · buildout · rezoning · subdivision · conurbation · encroachment · settlement · growth

conflict

Opposition between parties

• litigationLegal dispute process
• protestPublic expression of disapproval
• controversyProlonged public disagreement

restitution · mediation · arbitration · negotiation · settlement · injunction · squatter · trespass · eviction · compensation

• conquestwar of conquest, capture, invasion, domination, subjugation
• Types of Expansionurban sprawl, empire building, colonization, annexation, market expansion
• invasionincursion, invasion force, invasion fleet, invasion route, ground invasion
• land rightseasement, easements, freehold, right of way, leasehold
• military aggressioninvasion, unprovoked attack, offensive war, first strike, preemptive strike
• power grabscoup d'etat, hostile takeover, military coup, overthrow, palace coup