expropriate
US
/ˌɛksˈproʊprieɪt/
UK
/ˌɛksˈprəʊprieɪt/
Meaning
To take private property for public use, usually by government authority and sometimes with compensation.
सरकार या किसी प्राधिकरण द्वारा निजी संपत्ति को सार्वजनिक उपयोग के लिए लेना, अक्सर मुआवज़ा देकर।
Examples
“The government may expropriate the land to build a new public hospital.”
“The owners challenged the decision to expropriate their farmland.”
“The expropriation of several homes made room for the railway extension.”
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Not natural: The city expropriated the owners of their land.
Better: The city expropriated the owners' land.
Expropriate takes the property as its object; it does not normally take the owners as its object.
Expropriate के बाद आम तौर पर संपत्ति आती है, मालिक नहीं। इसलिए कहें कि उनकी ज़मीन ली गई।
Not natural: The government expropriated the land to the new road.
Better: The government expropriated the land for the new road.
Use for to give the purpose of the expropriation, not to.
किस उद्देश्य से ज़मीन ली गई, यह बताने के लिए for लगाएँ, to नहीं।
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Expropriate is usually used for authorities taking property, often for public projects; it is more formal than take or seize.
Expropriate आम तौर पर किसी प्राधिकरण द्वारा संपत्ति लेने के लिए आता है, अक्सर सार्वजनिक कामों के लिए; यह take या seize से अधिक औपचारिक है।