EXPROPRIATION Synonyms
10 hypernyms for expropriation. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for EXPROPRIATION
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| appropriation | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • money set aside (as by a legislature) for a specific purpose • incorporation by joining or uniting • a deliberate act of acquisition of something, often without the permission of the owner | ||||||
| confiscation | noun n | |||||
noun • seizure by the government | ||||||
| requisition | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • the act of requiring; an authoritative request or demand, especially by a military or public authority that takes something over (usually temporarily) for military or public use • an official form on which a request is made • seizing property that belongs to someone else and holding it until profits pay the demand for which it was seized verb • make a formal request for official services • demand and take for use or service, especially by military or public authority for public service | ||||||
| seizure | noun n | |||||
noun • a sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease • the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property • the act of taking of a person by force • the taking possession of something by legal process | ||||||
| taking | verb v | |||||
noun • the act of someone who picks up or takes something adjective satellite • very attractive; capturing interest | ||||||
| expropriating | verb, adjective v, adj | |||||
verb • deprive of possessions | ||||||