the legal process by which a governmental body exercises its right of "eminent domain"
to acquire private property for public uses (highways, schools, redevelopment, etc.
). Condemnation includes a resolution of public need, an offer to purchase, and,
if a negotiated purchase is not possible, then a condemnation suit. The government
may take the property at the time of suit if it deposits money with the court in
the amount of the government's appraisal.
See also condemnation action eminent domain inverse condemnation
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