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expropriate

verb / eks-PROH-pree-ayt / Hard
Meaning

For the State to take private property for public use, usually with or without compensation.

Origin / Etymology

From Medieval Latin 'expropriare', from 'ex-' (out) and 'proprius' (one's own).

Synonyms
appropriate nationalise requisition dispossess
Antonyms
restore return privatise compensate
Example Sentence
"The debate over the right to property turned on whether the State could expropriate land for industry without fair compensation."
🎯 UPSC Usage

Central to GS Paper 2 on the evolution of the right to property from a fundamental right to a constitutional right under Article 300A. Use it in land acquisition debates, the LARR Act 2013, and eminent domain versus the interests of farmers and tribals.

Relevant Subjects
Economy
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