expropriation
n. 徵用,徵收,收用
If a government or other authority expropriates someone's property, they take it away from them for public use.
The Bolsheviks expropriated the property of the landowners.
布林什維克徵收了地主的財產。
1. taking out of an owner's hands (especially taking property by public authority)
The fact was that expropriation seemed to magnify costs and reduce productivity.
實際情況是,這些企業在收歸國有以後,成本增加而生產率卻下降了.
Confiscation is distinct from expropriation.
沒收與徵用不同.
Historically, expropriation is rare but very visible.
從歷史上看, 徵用的事例雖然不多,但卻非常矚目.
In extreme cases, they call for the outright expropriation of privately owned assets.
在極端的情況下, 他們號召立即剝奪私人財產.
Emergency expropriation purchase and sale by ration distribution of food.
三關於糧食之緊急徵購及配售.