enteignen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- condemn verb To strongly criticise something as wrong or unacceptable.
- disown verb To refuse to acknowledge someone, especially a family member, as belonging to you anymore.
- expropriate verb To take someone's private property away, usually for public use.
Senses
enteignen 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.
- disown (transitive) To refuse to own, or to refuse to acknowledge one’s own.
- expropriate (transitive) To surrender a claim to private property without material compensation; to deprive oneself of private propriety rights.
condemn — full definition
- verb To strongly criticise something as wrong or unacceptable.
- verb To officially declare a building unsafe for use.
- verb To sentence someone to a punishment, especially death.
disown — full definition
- verb To refuse to acknowledge someone, especially a family member, as belonging to you anymore.
- verb To deny any connection with or responsibility for something.
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