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
Exercising its right of eminent domain, the Government is buying up private lands and including them in the restricted parcels.
From Time Magazine Archive
The obligation of contracts has been declared sacred; the right of eminent domain restricted by the provision for compensation.
From An Essay on Professional Ethics Second Edition by Sharswood, George
