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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 ex·pro·pri·a·tion /(ˌ)ɛkˌspropriˈeʃən/
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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Ex·pro·pri·a·tion, n.  The act of expropriating; the surrender of a claim to exclusive property; the act of depriving of ownership or proprietary rights.
    The expropriation of bad landlords.   --M. Arnold.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 expropriation
      n : taking out of an owner's hands (especially taking property
          by public authority)