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While I believe our Constitution allows for State and local governments to execute the power of eminent domain for those purposes that specifically serve the public good, condemning property solely to implement economic development plans is not serving the public good.
Solomon Ortiz

Meaning of "eminent domain" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF EMINENT DOMAIN

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EMINENT DOMAIN

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Eminent domain is a noun.
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WHAT DOES EMINENT DOMAIN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Eminent domain

Eminent domain, compulsory purchase, resumption, resumption/compulsory acquisition, or expropriation is the power to take private property for public use by a state or national government. However, it can be legislatively delegated by the state to municipalities, government subdivisions, or even private persons or corporations when they are authorized to exercise functions of public character. The property may be taken either for government use or by delegation to third parties who will devote it to public or civic use or, in some cases, economic development. The most common uses of property taken by eminent domain are for government buildings and other facilities, public utilities, highways, and railroads; however, it may also be taken for reasons of public safety, as in the case of Centralia, Pennsylvania. Some jurisdictions require that the condemnor offer to purchase the property before resorting to the use of eminent domain.

Definition of eminent domain in the English dictionary

The definition of eminent domain in the dictionary is the right of a state to confiscate private property for public use, payment usually being made to the owners in compensation.

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Synonyms and antonyms of eminent domain in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «eminent domain» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EMINENT DOMAIN

Find out the translation of eminent domain to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
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Translator English - Chinese

征用
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

dominio eminente
570 millions of speakers

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eminent domain
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रख्यात डोमेन
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

الاستملاك
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

принудительное отчуждение частной собственности
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

domínio eminente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিশিষ্ট ডোমেইন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

domaine éminent
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Translator English - Malay

Domain terkenal
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Enteignung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

土地収用
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

토지 수용권
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Domain gedhe
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Translator English - Vietnamese

miền nổi tiếng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சிறந்த டொமைன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रख्यात डोमेन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Seçkin alan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

dominio eminente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wybitny domeny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

примусове відчуження приватної власності
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

domeniu eminent
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

επιφανείς τομέα
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Translator English - Afrikaans

vooraanstaande domein
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

eminent domän
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Ekspropriasjon
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EMINENT DOMAIN»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about eminent domain

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2 QUOTES WITH «EMINENT DOMAIN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word eminent domain.
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Solomon Ortiz
While I believe our Constitution allows for State and local governments to execute the power of eminent domain for those purposes that specifically serve the public good, condemning property solely to implement economic development plans is not serving the public good.
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Jim Ryun
One would expect that private property taken by eminent domain would become land available for public use such as parks and roads. Unfortunately, this decision creates a loophole for government to manipulate the definition of public use simply to generate greater tax revenue.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EMINENT DOMAIN»

Discover the use of eminent domain in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to eminent domain and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Takings: Private Property and the Power of Eminent Domain
If legal scholar Richard Epstein is right, then the New Deal is wrong, if not unconstitutional. Epstein develops a coherent normative theory that permits us to distinguish between permissible takings for public use and impermissible ones.
Richard Allen EPSTEIN, Richard Allen Epstein, 2009
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Bulldozed: ÒKelo,Ó Eminent Domain and the American Lust for Land
Carla T. Mainwho in the past, as a lawyer, has represented the condemning authorities in eminent domain casesexamines how property rights in America have come to be so weak, tracing the history of eminent domain from the Revolutiona.
Carla T. Main, 2013
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Before Eminent Domain: Toward a History of Expropriation of ...
In this concise history of expropriation of land for the common good in Europe and North America from medieval times to 1800, Susan Reynolds contextualizes the history of an important legal doctrine regarding the relationship between ...
Susan Reynolds, 2010
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Property Rights and Eminent Domain
This book is distinctive because it places a theory of the just acquisition of property at the heart of the answer to the question of the extent to which governments can rightfully exercise the powers of eminent domain and police.
Ellen Frankel Paul, 2008
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The Eminent Domain Revolt: Changing Perceptions in a New ...
Twist the Constitution and you can un-do decades of work sustaining the right to housing. What is the "public interest"? A legal expert analyzes recent legislative proposals and presents a new argument for housing rights.
John Ryskamp, 2007
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The Economics of Eminent Domain: Private Property, Public ...
Throughout The Economics of Eminent Domain, the authors use a simple modeling framework that can be adapted to address various issues discussed in the literature allowing examination using a common paradigm
Thomas J. Miceli, Kathleen Segerson, 2007
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Eminent Domain Use and Abuse: Kelo in Context
This book is a comprehensive analysis of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Kelo v. City of New London.
Dwight H. Merriam, Mary Massaron Ross, 2006
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Abuse of power: how the government misuses eminent domain
An exploration of eminent domain looks at the concept of "public use," the injustice and unfairness inherent in the definition when it is based on tax revenue, and the people who are fighting back to preserve their property rights.
Steven Greenhut, 2004
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Property Rights: Eminent Domain and Regulatory Takings ...
"Published in cooperation with The Independent Institute."--T.p.
Bruce L. Benson, 2010
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Illinois Zoning, Eminent Domain and Land Use Manual
In Illinois Zoning, Eminent Domain and Land Use Manual, three partners in the Chicago office of the national law firm of Rudnick & Wolfe share their decades of experience in the area of land use and eminent domain law.
Thomas F. Geselbracht, Theodore J. Novak, Mark A. Gershon, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EMINENT DOMAIN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term eminent domain is used in the context of the following news items.
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Officials: Spectra's move to get easements through eminent domain
Stephen Lynch, D-MA, have called Spectra Energy's recent move to acquire easements by eminent domain to build its natural gas pipeline ... «Wicked Local Dedham, Jul 15»
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Hancock Village: How should Brookline consider taking land by …
The petitioner of a warrant article to study the taking of a portion of the Hancock Village development through eminent domain is unhappy that ... «Wicked Local Brookline, Jul 15»
3
Eagle city leaders clarify eminent domain plan
Back in March, the Eagle Urban Renewal Agency voted to use eminent domain to buy the piece of property on the southwest corner of Eagle ... «KTVB, Jul 15»
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Judge grants eminent domain to Dakota Access pipeline
State law is murky on the use of eminent domain by pipelines prior to permitting, a point Salter acknowledged in his verbal ruling Tuesday. «Sioux Falls Argus Leader, Jul 15»
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Perrysburg city council votes 6 to 1 to use eminent domain for Fort …
The fight over eminent domain continues in the City of Perrysburg as city council members vote 6 to 1 to take over properties as part of the Fort ... «Toledo News Now, Jul 15»
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Eminent domain downtown appears to have support of town board
In condemnation proceedings, also called eminent domain, the town and the property owner present appraisals to a judge who can then give ... «Riverhead News Review, Jul 15»
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Residents express concerns about Rogers master plan costs and …
“I don't know how you will execute the plan when you have private property owners who are not interested in eminent domain,” said Slaughter, ... «The City Wire, Jul 15»
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CNPPID board denies eminent domain use for J-2 project access for …
HOLDREGE — Eminent domain is off the table, at least for now, as a tool for J-2 Regulating Reservoirs Project developers who want access to ... «Lexington Clipper Herald, Jul 15»
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AG staff questions use of eminent domain for pipeline
An opinion issued this week by Attorney General Alan Wilson's staff states that Kinder Morgan might not be eligible to use eminent domain to ... «Anderson Independent Mail, Jul 15»
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West Roxbury pipeline builder eyes eminent domain power
BLASTING AREA: Mayor Martin J. Walsh and U.S. Rep. Stephen Lynch want federal regulators to reconsider their approval for a natural gas ... «Boston Herald, Jul 15»

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