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Definition: Eminent Domain |
Eminent DomainNoun1. The right of the state to take private property for public use; the 5th Amendment of the US Constitution requires that just compensation be made. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Domain | Definitions |
Finance | The right of a government to take over ownership of private property for public use with just compensation to the owner. (references) |
Shipping | The sovereign power to take property for a necessary public use, with reasonable compensation. (references) |
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Synonyms: Eminent DomainSynonyms: Condemnation of land, Land condemnation, Takings (Law). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Eminent Domain |
| Specialty definitions using "eminent domain": quick take. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | You can't take a cow by eminent domain! (Lake Placid; writing credit: David E. Kelley) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Eminent Domain (1991) | |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Economic History | Tunisia | THE GOVERNMENT DOES EXPROPRIATE PROPERTY BY EMINENT DOMAIN. (references) |
Guatemala | The Constitution prohibits expropriation except in cases of eminent domain, national interest, or social benefit. (references) | |
Tunisia | IN EXPROPRIATION BY EMINENT DOMAIN, THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST U.S. AND FOREIGN COMPANIES OR INDIVIDUALS. (references) | |
Human Rights | Belize | However, disputes regarding the Government's exercise of eminent domain rights have arisen in the past and have taken some time to resolve. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
Expression using "eminent domain": right of eminent domain. Additional references. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
eminent domain | 167 |
eminent domain law | 9 |
pax imperia eminent domain | 8 |
florida eminent domain | 2 |
california eminent domain | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "eminent domain"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||
Hungarian | állami kisajátítási jog. (various references) | ||||||||||
Pig Latin | eminentay omainday kamulaştırma yetkisi. (various references) | ||||||||||
Misspellings | |
"Eminent Domain" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: emminent domain. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-d-e-e-i-i-m-m-n-n-n-o-t" | |
-3 letters: antimonide, denominate, emendation, innominate. | |
-4 letters: amendment, immediate, indention, mediation, menadione, mentioned, nominated. | |
-5 letters: ammonite, anointed, antinode, dementia, demonian, dominant, dominate, ideation, immanent, imminent, indamine, iodinate, meantime, nematode, nominate. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)45 6D 69 6E 65 6E 74 44 6F 6D 61 69 6E |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000101 01101101 01101001 01101110 01100101 01101110 01110100 00100000 01000100 01101111 01101101 01100001 01101001 01101110 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)E m i n e n t   D o m a i n |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0045 006D 0069 006E 0065 006E 0074 0044 006F 006D 0061 0069 006E |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)397975807180862388179677580 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Quotations: Non-fiction 7. Expressions 8. Expressions: Internet | 9. Translations: Modern 10. Derivations 11. Anagrams 12. Orthography | 13. Bibliography |
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