expropriatingadj.
/ɛkˈsprəʊprɪeɪtɪŋ/ Dispossessing, depriving of property.
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the mind > possession > loss > taking away > [adjective] > dispossessing
expropriating1908
1908 H. G. Wells First & Last Things 104 A class conflict between the expropriated Many and the expropriating Few.
1910 Daily Chron. 24 Mar. 4/3 The expropriating authority is in justice bound to appropriate such land for all time.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2019).
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