eminent domain
noun
: a right of a government to take private property for public use by virtue of the superior dominion of the sovereign power over all lands within its jurisdiction
Examples of eminent domain in a Sentence
The state took the homes by eminent domain to build the new road.
Recent Examples on the Web
Tenant activists responded by urging the council to purchase Hillside Villa using eminent domain, a process used by government agencies to acquire private property.
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David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2024
Where there was disagreement, the utility used its power of eminent domain to procure the first 100 feet of landowners’ frontage property and offered compensation.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2024
The dream of a Black entrepreneur to open a hotel and beach club for Black patrons in Santa Monica in the 1950s was smashed by a racist land grab by the city through eminent domain.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2024
If that’s true, then the only way for Invenergy to get access to her land will be through eminent domain.
—Michael Holtz, The New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2024
As ProPublica and Virginia Center for Investigative Journalism at WHRO previously reported, the city of Newport News seized the core of a middle-class Black community by eminent domain as a site for the new college’s campus, bypassing other, less-expensive locations.
—Brandi Kellam, ProPublica, 22 Dec. 2023
Get Educated Like eminent domain, deed theft is an issue that affects homeowners of color most.
—Kimanzi Constable, Parents, 22 Feb. 2024
Among the notable measures included is the rectification for properties unjustly seized through racially discriminatory eminent domain practices.
—Ashlee Marie Preston, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
The transit agency now wants to simply return to the status quo on the adjacent properties before the eminent domain proceedings began.
—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2024
David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2024
Where there was disagreement, the utility used its power of eminent domain to procure the first 100 feet of landowners’ frontage property and offered compensation.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2024
The dream of a Black entrepreneur to open a hotel and beach club for Black patrons in Santa Monica in the 1950s was smashed by a racist land grab by the city through eminent domain.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2024
If that’s true, then the only way for Invenergy to get access to her land will be through eminent domain.
—Michael Holtz, The New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2024
As ProPublica and Virginia Center for Investigative Journalism at WHRO previously reported, the city of Newport News seized the core of a middle-class Black community by eminent domain as a site for the new college’s campus, bypassing other, less-expensive locations.
—Brandi Kellam, ProPublica, 22 Dec. 2023
Get Educated Like eminent domain, deed theft is an issue that affects homeowners of color most.
—Kimanzi Constable, Parents, 22 Feb. 2024
Among the notable measures included is the rectification for properties unjustly seized through racially discriminatory eminent domain practices.
—Ashlee Marie Preston, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
The transit agency now wants to simply return to the status quo on the adjacent properties before the eminent domain proceedings began.
—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2024
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“Eminent domain.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eminent%20domain. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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