expropriationn.
/ɛkˌsprəʊprɪˈeɪʃən/ The action of expropriating.† a. The action of giving up one's whole property. Also the action of giving up control of.† b. Removal from the ownership or dominion of.
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the mind > possession > relinquishing > [noun] > giving up one's whole property
expropriationc1449
c1449 R. Pecock Repressor (1860) 505 Ech religioun..in which is vow of expropriacioun.
1648 W. Montagu Miscellanea Spiritualia i. xix. §2. 342 The expropriation of our Reason.
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the mind > possession > taking > seizing > [noun]
nomea1300
arrestc1386
seizingc1400
rugging1507
rapping1541
grasping1546
seizement1581
expropriation1626
possessionc1693
grabbing1788
grab1835
1626 T. Hawkins tr. N. Caussin Holy Court I. 353 Poverty of affection, is an expropriation from the inordinate loue of terrene goods.
c. The action of depriving (a person) of property; deprivation; an instance of this.
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the mind > possession > loss > taking away > [noun] > dispossessing
disseising1475
amotionc1503
dispossession1576
disseisure1579
disseisin1586
dispossessment1599
divestiture1601
devestment1647
devesture1648
divesting1712
divestment1756
disinvestiture1846
expropriation1848
1848 J. S. Mill Princ. Polit. Econ. ii. x. §1 A complete expropriation of the higher classes in Ireland.
1877 D. M. Wallace Russia ix. 142 The expropriation of the peasantry or small landholders.
d. The action of taking (property) out of the owner's hands (esp. by public authority); an instance of this.
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the mind > possession > taking > seizing > [noun] > by (public) authority
confiscation1543
confisking1583
confiscating1591
expropriation1878
1878 M. E. Herbert tr. J. A. von Hübner Ramble round World iii. i. 460 The construction of public buildings, or expropriations, or sanitary improvements.
1880 19th Cent. Nov. 774 Compulsory expropriation of property in towns.
1889 Times 20 Nov. 5/5 The expropriation of the railways.
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