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eminent domain

noun

Etymology

Calque of New Latin dominium ēminēns (literally “supreme ownership”).

  1. calqued from dominium ēminēns

Definitions

  1. The right of a government over the private property within its jurisdiction. Usually…

    The right of a government over the private property within its jurisdiction. Usually invoked to compel land owners to sell their property in preparation for a major construction project such as a freeway.

    • The city council used eminent domain to make me sell my store.

  2. In feudalism, the legal interest or rights of a lord or superior in an estate in land…

    In feudalism, the legal interest or rights of a lord or superior in an estate in land held in fee, as opposed to the vassal's or tenant's interest.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for eminent domain. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA