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Condemnation action

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-001156

A lawsuit initiated by a government agency or other entity with the power of eminent domain to acquire private property for public use. The action seeks to legally transfer title of the property to the condemning authority and determine the amount of just compensation due to the owner. These proceedings are governed by specific state and federal statutes.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-001156
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-001156",
  "term": "Condemnation action",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A lawsuit initiated by a government agency or other entity with the power of eminent domain to acquire private property for public use. The action seeks to legally transfer title of the property to the condemning authority and determine the amount of just compensation due to the owner. These proceedings are governed by specific state and federal statutes.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/condemnation-action/"
}

Record 993 of 5,445 in Law terminology (MLC-0107). Request the full dataset.