Synonyms of expropriation

expropriation

noun

as in takeover

the unlawful taking or withholding of something from the rightful owner under a guise of authority

the development of the colony involved expropriation of large tracts of fertile farmland from the natives

Synonyms & Similar Words

• takeover
• appropriation
• seizure
• annexation
• usurpation
• invasion
• preemption
• theft
• confiscation
• commandeering
• arrogation
• occupancy
• occupation
• misuse
• embezzlement
• looting
• grab
• infringement
• repossession
• encroachment
• stripping
• misappropriation
• impoundment
• pillaging
• detainer
• peculation
• sequestration
• assumption
• misapplication
• piracy
• defalcation
• despoilment
• dispossession
• trespass
• ejection
• attachment
• preoccupancy
• deforcement
• disfurnishment