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- DictionaryEm·i·nent do·main/ˈemənənt dōˈmān/
noun
- 1. the right of a government or its agent to expropriate private property for public use, with payment of compensation.
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- Eminent domain
Power of a state or a national government to take private property for public use
Eminent domain (also known as land acquisition, compulsory purchase, resumption, resumption/compulsory acquisition, or expropriation) is the power to take private property for public use. It does not include the power to take and transfer ownership of private property from one property owner to another private property owner without a valid public purpose. Wikipedia
