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pakkolunastaa — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • condemn verb To strongly criticise something as wrong or unacceptable.
  • expropriate verb To deprive a person of (their private property) for public use.

Senses

pakkolunastaa is used for these senses in English:

  • condemn (transitive) To determine and declare (property) to be assigned to public use. See eminent domain.
  • condemn (transitive, legal) To declare (a vessel) to be forfeited to the government or to be a prize.
  • expropriate (transitive) To surrender a claim to private property without material compensation; to deprive oneself of private propriety rights.

condemn — full definition

  1. verb To strongly criticise something as wrong or unacceptable.
  2. verb To officially declare a building unsafe for use.
  3. verb To sentence someone to a punishment, especially death.

expropriate — full definition

  1. verb To deprive a person of (their private property) for public use.
  2. verb To surrender a claim to private property without material compensation; to deprive oneself of private propriety rights.

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