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
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Recent Examples of expropriation
The letter reviewed by Reuters shines a light on the people standing to gain from the expropriation.
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Anna Hirtenstein and Alexander Marrow, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
Most of them were Protestant descendants of the English and Scottish settlers who benefitted from the wholesale expropriation of land from Catholic owners in the seventeenth century.
—Fintan O'Toole, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
Trump on Friday signed an executive order to cut U.S. aid to South Africa, citing an expropriation act that President Cyril Ramaphosa signed last month aiming to redress land inequalities that stem from South Africa's history of white supremacy.
—Reuters, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
This case is still causing a stir in international law, with people discussing expropriation and investor rights—issues that the Russian elite relegated to afterthoughts to protect political concerns.
—Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
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Anna Hirtenstein and Alexander Marrow, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
Most of them were Protestant descendants of the English and Scottish settlers who benefitted from the wholesale expropriation of land from Catholic owners in the seventeenth century.
—Fintan O'Toole, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
Trump on Friday signed an executive order to cut U.S. aid to South Africa, citing an expropriation act that President Cyril Ramaphosa signed last month aiming to redress land inequalities that stem from South Africa's history of white supremacy.
—Reuters, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
This case is still causing a stir in international law, with people discussing expropriation and investor rights—issues that the Russian elite relegated to afterthoughts to protect political concerns.
—Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for expropriation
Noun
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Long before his streaming takeover, Ablack got his start as a child actor and fulfilled his Canadian rite of passage with a role on Degrassi: The Next Generation (2007–2011).—
EW.com,
EW.com,
5 June 2025
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The Financial Times reported in April that Banijay has held talks with ITV about a takeover.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
4 June 2025
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Instead, the cuts must be codified through either the normal appropriations process or through the passage of a separate rescissions bill.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
12 June 2025
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The denial of a budget appropriation request related to salaries and staffing expenses is at the heart of a lawsuit filed by Sheriff Jaime FitzSimons in district court against the Summit Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday, June 10.—
The Summit Daily,
Denver Post,
11 June 2025
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Rights group questions Israel’s seizure The Madleen set sail from Sicily a week ago.—
Yesica Fisch,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
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The matter eventually landed in the U.S. Supreme Court (Springer v. U.S.), with Springer claiming that the tax was a direct tax and therefore unconstitutional, and that the seizure and sale of his property deprived him of his property without due process of law.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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It’s widely viewed as a show of support in the face of annexation threats by U.S. President Donald Trump.—
Rob Gillies,
Chicago Tribune,
27 May 2025
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But his new ambassador to Ottawa, Pete Hoekstra, has said that his marching orders have nothing to do with annexation, which suggests the American president may be ready to move on.—
Stephen Maher,
Time,
27 May 2025
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“Expropriation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expropriation. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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