Definition of "expropriation" []

• The act of expropriating; the surrender of a claim to private property; the act of depriving of private propriety rights. (noun)

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• "There continues, as well, a certain expropriation of aspects of a generic “Latin” culture – the mojito/fajita craze as one example."
• "For what amounts to expropriation from the unwilling taxpayer, the text of the report is not much better, stating as it does that the EU parliament has "squeezed" an additional €2bn out of member states."
• "In Germany I believe they call it "expropriation" - at least that's what wiki has for Germany on the subject."