HyperDic: eminent_domain

English > 1 sense of the expression eminent domain:
NOUNattributeeminent domainthe right of the state / state to take private property for public use
English > eminent domain: 1 sense > noun 1, attribute
MeaningThe right of the state / state to take private property for public use; the Fifth Amendment that was added to the Constitution of the United States requires that just compensation be made.
Categorylaw, jurisprudenceThe collection of rules imposed by authority
Broaderlegal rightA right based in law

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