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Definition of Eminent domain
1. Noun. The right of the state to take private property for public use; the Fifth Amendment that was added to the Constitution of the United States requires that just compensation be made.
Definition of Eminent domain
1. Noun. (US) The right of a government over the lands within its jurisdiction. Usually invoked to compel land owners to sell their property in preparation for a major construction project such as a freeway. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Eminent Domain
Literary usage of Eminent domain
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1913)
"The power of eminent domain is an incident of sovereignty which is vested in ...
The term "public use," as used in the law of eminent domain, means for the ..."
2. The Encyclopædia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"eminent domain is distinguishable alike from the police ... The police power
fetters rights of property; eminent domain takes them away. ..."
3. American law register by University of Pennsylvania Dept. of Law (1859)
"By the exception of " eminent domain " all questions are excluded connected ...
For "eminent domain" in its most general sense, includes all these powers. ..."
4. Supreme Court Reporter by Robert Desty, United States Supreme Court, West Publishing Company (1913)
"For other rases, gee eminent domain. Cent. Dig. II 227-230 ; Dec. Dig. ...
The value of property taken by eminent domain should be fixed as of the date of ..."
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