compulsory purchase

British  

noun

1. purchase of a house or other property by a local authority or government department for public use or to make way for development, regardless of whether or not the owner wishes to sell

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compulsory purchase

"We have also identified a limited number of locations and properties where the compulsory purchase process is well advanced and needs to continue until it's completed," the spokesperson added.

From BBC ● Jan. 10, 2024

After being denied a compulsory purchase order, the 59-year-old said he had "lost everything".

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2023

Comprised of farmers, landowners and others with an interest in the County Tyrone area, the group was launched in 2009 to oppose the compulsory purchase of land to construct the road.

From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2023

Ms Williams said her brother's farm, which is next to her own house near the quarry, was bought out under compulsory purchase because of contamination.

From BBC ● Jan. 19, 2023

School boards were empowered not only to acquire sites for schools under powers of compulsory purchase, but also to take transfers of existing voluntary schools from their managers.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" by Various