expropriation

noun
/ɛksˌpɹoʊpɹiˈeɪʃən/

Etymology

From expropriate + -ion.

  1. borrowed from expropriātus
  2. suffixed as expropriation — “expropriate + ion

Definitions

  1. The act of expropriating

    The act of expropriating; the surrender of a claim to private property without material compensation; the act of depriving oneself of private propriety rights.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

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

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