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Most states use the term eminent domain, but some U.S. states use the term appropriation or expropriation (Louisiana) as synonyms for the exercise of eminent domain powers. [47] [48] The term condemnation is used to describe the formal act of exercising the power to transfer title or some lesser interest in the subject property.
Eminent domain has been used to acquire land from African-Americans for urban renewal redevelopments [25] and in other cases to dispossess them and remove them from areas where their presence was not desired by white neighbors, e.g. Bruce's Beach subdivision in Los Angeles, California. [26]
Dominium directum et utile is composed of: [2] [3] [4]. Dominium directum (or eminent domain, superiority): the landlord's estate consisting of the right to dispose of property and to collect rents (feu-duty) and feudal incidents (fees, services, etc.) accruing from it.
Supreme Court Can Protect Property Owners From Eminent Domain Abuse. Jacob Sullum. December 31, 2024 at 9:01 PM.
United States v. 50 Acres of Land, 1984 U.S. Supreme Court case involving eminent domain, holding that cost of replacement for taken property does not have to be calculated in its fair market value. United States v. One Lucite Ball Containing Lunar Material (One Moon Rock) and One Ten Inch by Fourteen Inch Wooden Plaque (2001) R.M.S. Titanic ...
Dominium eminens – The right of eminent domain. [2] Dominium non potest esse in pendenti. – Ownership cannot be held in suspense/pendency; property cannot float in an uncertainty. [3] Dominium plenum – Full or complete ownership of an estate; "fee simple". Dominium utile – Beneficial ownership of an estate.
The legal doctrine of eminent domain (also known as compulsory purchase, resumption, compulsory acquisition or expropriation). Subcategories This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total.
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