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third-person singular simple present expropriates, present participle expropriating, simple past and past participle expropriated
(transitive) To deprive a person of (their private property) for public use. quotations examples
States have the right to nationalize or expropriate the assets of a transnational corporation operating in their territory. Investments of foreign investors shall not be nationalized or expropriated except for a purpose in the public interest; […]
2014, Guiguo Wang, International Investment Law: A Chinese Perspective, Routledge, page 440