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Condemn

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-001154

To declare property unfit for use or to take private property for public use through the power of eminent domain. When property is condemned for public use, the owner is entitled to just compensation under the Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. This process is also used to declare structures unsafe or unsanitary.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-001154
FieldLaw
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-001154",
  "term": "Condemn",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "To declare property unfit for use or to take private property for public use through the power of eminent domain. When property is condemned for public use, the owner is entitled to just compensation under the Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. This process is also used to declare structures unsafe or unsanitary.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/condemn/"
}

Record 991 of 5,441 in Law terminology (MLC-0107). Request the full dataset.