expropriation
pronunciation
How to pronounce expropriation in British English:
UK [ˌeksˌprəʊprɪ'eɪʃn]
How to pronounce expropriation in American English:
US [ˌeksˌproʊprɪ'eɪʃn]
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- Noun:
- taking out of an owner's hands (especially taking property by public authority)
Word Origin
- expropriation (n.)
- mid-15c., "renunciation of worldly goods," from Medieval Latin expropriationem (nominative expropriatio), noun of action from past participle stem of Late Latin expropriare "deprive of property," from ex- "away from" (see ex-) + propriare "to appropriate" (see appropriate (v.)). Sense of "a taking of someone's property," especially for public use, is from 1848; as Weekley puts it, "Current sense of organized theft appears to have arisen among Ger. socialists."
Example
- 1. As for the bourgeoisie , fascism doesn 't seek their expropriation .
- 2. Elsewhere they are infuriated by the threat of expropriation ( see article ) .
- 3. This reassures investors , including foreign investors , that they are safe from expropriation .
- 4. An outfit called seize bp has organised demonstrations in favour of the expropriation of bp 's assets in 50 cities .
- 5. But half of respondents said that political risks including the dangers of nationalisation and expropriation were the main obstacle to doing business in these new markets .