Condemnation

Definition

• Legal process in which a government acquires private property for public use.
• A declaration by a government agency that a property is unfit for use.

Synonyms
conviction, disapprove, deprecated, done for, judgement, denounce, find fault with, unfit

Related Terms and Acronyms

• Adverse Possession — Definition,
  • A means of getting title to land by using it without the objection of the title holder.
• Annex — Definition,
  • To add one thing onto another.
• Bundle of Rights — Definition,
  • A set of legal rights that an owner has regarding a property.
• Easement — Definition,
  • A means by which access or right of way is granted by law if an owner of a property is negligent in restricting access or enforcing trespassing laws for ten years or more.
  • Giving persons other than the owner access to or over a property.
• Encroachment — Definition,
  • An improvement, such as a fence, that illegally extends onto another property or impedes the neighbour's use of that property.
• Expropriation — Definition,
  • The seizing of property to the government or other party for public use or economic development.