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condemnation

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The legal seizure of property by a government authority for public use, through the powers of eminent domain, in exchange for fair market value.

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involuntary conversion

'condemnation' appears in the definitions of these other terms on BusinessDictionary.com:

confiscation, involuntary conversion

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