How do you use Expropriation in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like confiscation, plus the exact meaning.
Expropriation meaning
The act of expropriating; the surrender of a claim to private property without material compensation; the act of depriving oneself of private propriety rights.
Synonyms of Expropriation
Using Expropriation
- The main meaning on this page is: The act of expropriating; the surrender of a claim to private property without material compensation; the act of depriving oneself of private propriety rights.
- Useful related words include: confiscation, arrogation.
- In the example corpus, expropriation often appears in combinations such as: expropriation of, the expropriation, land expropriation.
Context around Expropriation
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 6 middle, 9 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 1 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Expropriation
- In this selection, "expropriation" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 26 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, land, required, historic, provides, steps and policies stand out and add context to how "expropriation" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include afraid of expropriation and approved the expropriation of the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "expropriation" sits close to words such as abortive, adel and agonising, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with expropriation
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Both the ANC and the far-left Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) promised land expropriation without compensation. (16 words)
The letter released Friday afternoon states the case about why the land expropriation in Wilmot Township is needed. (18 words)
If so, did we really “do more” for them than we received through our expropriation of their land? (18 words)
Crystallex International Corp had won a $1.4 billion judgment for expropriation of its assets under late socialist leader Hugo Chavez, and later won court rulings in the United States allowing it to auction Citgo shares for compensation. (38 words)
On a more concrete level, residents of the Palestinian Silwan neighborhood below the Western Wall denounce the expropriation decrees issued last September by the Jerusalem Municipality that affect both private lands and open spaces in the neighborhood. (37 words)
British oil explorer Cairn Energy Plc. said it is seeking $1.4 billion (about ₹10,300 crore) from the Indian government in losses arising from the expropriation of its investments to enforce a retrospective tax demand. (36 words)
If so, did we really “do more” for them than we received through our expropriation of their land? (18 words)
Fight for the expropriation of the bankers and capitalists whose avaricious greed for profit is a constant cause of wars and crises! (22 words)
Example sentences (20)
The definition of "expropriation" provides that an act will only be an expropriation if the state acquires the property.
Pending the completion of required expropriation steps, Block said the city could have legal access to the pathway corridor by mid-May.
Fight for the expropriation of the bankers and capitalists whose avaricious greed for profit is a constant cause of wars and crises!
Major protests in Israel's Galilee region in 1976, during which Israeli forces killed six Palestinians, marked the first time that Palestinian citizens of Israel organised collectively against Israeli land expropriation policies.
The letter released Friday afternoon states the case about why the land expropriation in Wilmot Township is needed.
At the same time, oil companies will be more likely to invest in such a country since they may be less afraid of expropriation.
British oil explorer Cairn Energy Plc. said it is seeking $1.4 billion (about ₹10,300 crore) from the Indian government in losses arising from the expropriation of its investments to enforce a retrospective tax demand.
It approved the expropriation of the buildings for $1 in late 2019, but faced a legal challenge from the owners.
It is expected that Commissioners will conclude hearing evidence regarding the historic expropriation of land at Tucker’s Town and St. David’s Island.
On a more concrete level, residents of the Palestinian Silwan neighborhood below the Western Wall denounce the expropriation decrees issued last September by the Jerusalem Municipality that affect both private lands and open spaces in the neighborhood.
She added that the central sewage system will also help to manage liquid waste but it is yet to be constructed as an expropriation exercise is being assessed.
There are fears that land expropriation without compensation, which is meant to address skewed land ownership dating back to the colonial and apartheid eras, could rattle investors and hurt SA’s already struggling economy.
As the most abstract form of capitalist property, money is both the means of exchange among ‘equal’ citizens and the proof of the expropriation of labour.
Both the ANC and the far-left Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) promised land expropriation without compensation.
Crystallex International Corp had won a $1.4 billion judgment for expropriation of its assets under late socialist leader Hugo Chavez, and later won court rulings in the United States allowing it to auction Citgo shares for compensation.
Furthermore, the meeting took note of and adopted the road-map for the development of the Land Court Bill as well as the roadmap for the finalization of the expropriation bill.
If so, did we really “do more” for them than we received through our expropriation of their land?
In one smoke-filled bar, Jacobs Kaffee, a bartender called the new law “expropriation” and said it’s absurd the government would forbid smoking indoors.
In the history of problematic appropriation in America, we could start with the land and crops commandeered from Native peoples along with the mass expropriation of the labor of the enslaved.
Once passed into law, Mthembu said, the bill will provide uniform procedures to be followed when effecting the expropriation.
Common combinations with expropriation
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- expropriation of 22×
- the expropriation 16×
- land expropriation 12×
- expropriation without 10×
- of expropriation 5×
- for expropriation 3×
- expropriation bill 3×
- and expropriation 3×
- an expropriation 2×
- expropriation in 2×