Expropriation

Fieri Facias

A taking of property or rights by governmental authority such as eminent domain, possibly including an emergency situation, such as taking a person’s truck or bulldozer to build a levee during a flood. in such a case just compensation eventually must be paid to the owner, who can make a claim against the taker.

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