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  • 41eminent domain — /emanant dameyn/ The power to take private property for public use by the state, municipalities, and private persons or corporations authorized to exercise functions of public character. Housing Authority of Cherokee National of Oklahoma v.… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 42eminent domain — /emanant dameyn/ The power to take private property for public use by the state, municipalities, and private persons or corporations authorized to exercise functions of public character. Housing Authority of Cherokee National of Oklahoma v.… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 43eminent domain — noun the right of the 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 (Freq. 1) • Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence • Hypernyms: ↑legal… …

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  • 44eminent domain — Law. the power of the state to take private property for public use with payment of compensation to the owner. [1730 40] * * * Government power to take private property for public use without the owner s consent. Constitutional provisions in most …

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  • 45Eminent Domain — The power the government has to obtain the property of an individual even without the person s full consent. In most countries, including the U.S., the land owner will be compensated for the land at fair market value. This power allows the… …

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  • 46eminent — hervorragend; außergewöhnlich; außerordentlich; extraordinär * * * emi|nẹnt 〈Adj.〉 hervorragend, außerordentlich ● von eminenter Bedeutung; eminent gescheit [<lat. eminens „hervorragend“] * * * emi|nẹnt <Adj.> [frz. éminent < lat.… …

    Universal-Lexikon

  • 47eminent — em•i•nent [[t]ˈɛm ə nənt[/t]] adj. 1) high in station, rank, or repute; distinguished 2) greatest; utmost: eminent fairness[/ex] 3) lofty; high 4) prominent; jutting: an eminent nose[/ex] • Etymology: 1375–1425; late ME (< AF) < L ēminent …

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  • 48Eminent Food BV — Infobox Company company name = Eminent Food BV foundation = unknown type = Besloten Vennootschap location = flagicon|Netherlands The Netherlands, Poeldijk products = Tomberry homepage = [http://www.eminentfood.nl/ EminentFood.nl] Eminent Food BV… …

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  • 49eminent — adjective /ˈɛmɪnənt/ a) high, lofty; towering; prominent. His eminent good sense has been a godsend to this project. b) noteworthy. remarkable, great …

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  • 50eminent domain — The power of a government to acquire private property for public purposes. It is used frequently to obtain real property that cannot be purchased from owners in a voluntary transaction. When the power of eminent domain is exercised, owners… …

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