land grab
or land-grab
- the seizing of land by a nation, state, or organization, especially illegally, underhandedly, or unfairly.
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landgrab
- informal a sudden attempt to establish ownership of or copyright on something in advance of competitors
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Word Origin
C20: from the competition to stake claims to available land in 19th-century America
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