expropriates Antonyms
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- pirates
- snatches
- commandeers
- claims
- invades
- presses
- assumes
- repossesses
- preempts
- loots
- takes-over
- annexes
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Meaning of expropriates
expropriates
to take (property) of an individual in the exercise of state sovereignty (as by eminent domain), to transfer (the property of another) to one's own possession, to deprive of possession or proprietary rights, to deprive of ownership or the right of ownership, to take over the property of another especially by government action
expropriates Sentence Examples
- The government expropriated the land to build a new highway, displacing hundreds of families.
- The company's assets were expropriated by a hostile regime, leaving it bankrupt.
- The authorities expropriated the building without due process, violating the owner's rights.
- The dictator expropriated private property, enriching himself and his cronies.
- The villagers resisted the attempt to expropriate their communal land, fearing the destruction of their way of life.
- The international community condemned the illegal expropriation of land by a foreign power.
- The expropriated farmers filed a lawsuit to reclaim their property.
- The government promised to compensate those whose land was expropriated, but the payments were never made.
- The expropriated property was used to build a luxury development, depriving low-income residents of affordable housing.
- The expropriation of land by large corporations led to widespread displacement and environmental degradation.
FAQs About the word expropriates
to take (property) of an individual in the exercise of state sovereignty (as by eminent domain), to transfer (the property of another) to one's own possession,
converts,seizes, grabs, arrogates, appropriates, usurps, occupies, confiscates, steals, pirates
forfeits, yields, releases, surrenders, relinquishes,renders, delivers, gives up,turns over, cedes
The government expropriated the land to build a new highway, displacing hundreds of families.
The company's assets were expropriated by a hostile regime, leaving it bankrupt.
The authorities expropriated the building without due process, violating the owner's rights.
The dictator expropriated private property, enriching himself and his cronies.
