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Condemnation

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-001155

The legal process by which a governmental entity exercises its power of eminent domain to acquire private property for public use. This action requires the government to pay fair market value to the property owner. The Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution mandates just compensation for such takings.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-001155
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-001155",
  "term": "Condemnation",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "The legal process by which a governmental entity exercises its power of eminent domain to acquire private property for public use. This action requires the government to pay fair market value to the property owner. The Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution mandates just compensation for such takings.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/condemnation/"
}

Record 992 of 5,445 in Law terminology (MLC-0107). Request the full dataset.