All expropriation synonyms

noun expropriation

• seizure — the act or an instance of seizing.
• appropriation — An appropriation is an amount of money that a government or organization reserves for a particular purpose.
• confiscation — to seize as forfeited to the public domain; appropriate, by way of penalty, for public use.
• arrogation — to claim unwarrantably or presumptuously; assume or appropriate to oneself without right: to arrogate the right to make decisions.
• impounding — to shut up in a pound or other enclosure, as a stray animal.