The right of a government or its agent to expropriate private property for public use, with payment of compensation. In the UK it is used chiefly of international law, whereas in the US it is used of federal and state governments.
〔律〕（国家对私有财产的）征用权（在英国主要适用于国际法；而在美国，联邦和州政府均享有此权）
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In the personal property aspect, there was a recent court opinion that said that the government could by eminent domain take property from citizens for public use.
He is sponsoring legislation to restrict municipalities' rights to take property by eminent domain.
The Kelo decision permitted the use of eminent domain for private development projects and has touched off a firestorm of protest throughout the country.
At least since the 1980s, many states have tended to interpret the government's eminent domain power extremely broadly.
Lloyd's article has plenty of history about eminent domain, and how private developers are increasingly using it to get a hold of land they want.
Without eminent domain, acquiring enough property for a stadium could become expensive.
He says six states have upheld the use of eminent domain for private business development, while nine forbid it.
State officials had asked municipalities to hold off on property seizures until the legislature considers changing the state's eminent domain laws.
After years of rubber-stamping, courts are beginning to cut back on the use of eminent domain for private parties.
Federal agencies would be granted the power of eminent domain to speed the building of more power transmission lines.
Definition of eminent domain in US English:
eminent domain
nounˈɛmənənt doʊˈmeɪn
Law
The right of a government or its agent to expropriate private property for public use, with payment of compensation.
〔律〕（国家对私有财产的）征用权（在英国主要适用于国际法；而在美国，联邦和州政府均享有此权）
Example sentencesExamples
Lloyd's article has plenty of history about eminent domain, and how private developers are increasingly using it to get a hold of land they want.
State officials had asked municipalities to hold off on property seizures until the legislature considers changing the state's eminent domain laws.
After years of rubber-stamping, courts are beginning to cut back on the use of eminent domain for private parties.
In the personal property aspect, there was a recent court opinion that said that the government could by eminent domain take property from citizens for public use.
The Kelo decision permitted the use of eminent domain for private development projects and has touched off a firestorm of protest throughout the country.
He says six states have upheld the use of eminent domain for private business development, while nine forbid it.
Federal agencies would be granted the power of eminent domain to speed the building of more power transmission lines.
He is sponsoring legislation to restrict municipalities' rights to take property by eminent domain.
At least since the 1980s, many states have tended to interpret the government's eminent domain power extremely broadly.
Without eminent domain, acquiring enough property for a stadium could become expensive.