expropriate

• Verbe signifiant le retrait de biens, en particulier pour un usage public, souvent avec compensation.

A verb meaning to take away property, especially for public use, often with compensation.

1. Take property by authorityC1formal

   To take away private property for public use, typically with compensation.

   Exproprier

   • The government decided to expropriate the land for a new highway.
   • The company's assets were expropriated by the state.
   • Farmers protested when their fields were expropriated for development.

   Synonymesappropriatecommandeerconfiscaterequisitionseize