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right of eminent domain



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Another aspect of due process relates to the right of eminent domain, that is, the power of the government to take private property for public use.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2016

He said he would buy and string together existing roads and rights of way; because the project is private, he cannot use the state’s right of eminent domain.

From New York Times ● Aug. 4, 2012

Pickens isn't bothered that by his invoking the right of eminent domain, Mesa has inflamed landowners up and down the route.

From BusinessWeek ● Jul. 14, 2011

The argument is before Congress, which is expected to pass a bill later this year granting the coal pipelines the right of eminent domain.

From Time Magazine Archive

The location was taken by right of eminent domain, and all the provisions of the law were complied with.

From The Rainy Day Railroad War by Holman Day


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