expropriate
Example Sentences
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The legal victory was rare for Argentina, which has for years faced and lost lawsuits after breaching contracts, from expropriating companies to defaulting on bonds.
This no doubt came as comic relief to the Cuban diaspora in the U.S. who had their property and wealth expropriated years ago.
Potentially more problematic will be calls for compensation payments to U.S. companies and individuals — many in south Florida — whose property was expropriated after the revolution.
From Los Angeles Times
Their assets were expropriated by the new government of Fidel Castro.
Exxon had a long history in Venezuela, but it ended abruptly in 2007, when former President Hugo Chávez expropriated the company’s assets.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
