m (compulsory purchase)
1Compulsory purchase in England and Wales — Compulsory purchase is the power to acquire rights over an estate in land, or to buy that estate outright, regardless of the willingness or otherwise of its current owner, in return for recompense. In England and Wales Parliament has granted… …
2compulsory purchase — comˌpulsory ˈpurchase also compulsory acquisition noun [uncountable] LAW in Britain, when a government organization has the legal power to make you sell them your land or property and pays you an amount of money as compensation. This usually… …
3compulsory purchase order — ➔ order1 * * * compulsory purchase order UK US noun [C] UK (US eminent domain order) ► LAW, PROPERTY a decision made in a court of law giving a government organization, etc. the right to buy private property if it needs the land to build… …
4compulsory purchase — noun Enforced purchase by a public authority of property needed for public purposes • • • Main Entry: ↑compulsion * * * comˌpulsory ˈpurchase 7 [compulsory purchase] noun uncountable …
5compulsory purchase — index expropriation (right of eminent domain) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 compulsory purchase …
6Compulsory purchase order — A compulsory purchase order (CPO) is a legal function in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland that allows certain bodies which need to obtain land or property to do so without the consent of the owner. It may be enforced if a proposed… …
7compulsory purchase — The compulsory acquisition of land by the state when it is required for some purpose under the Town and Country Planning legislation. Compensation is paid on the basis of market value. Compare requisitioning …
8compulsory purchase — noun Brit. the officially enforced purchase of privately owned land or property for public use …
9compulsory purchase annuity — An annuity that must be purchased with the fund built up from certain types of pension arrangements. When retirement age is reached, a person who has been paying premiums into this type of pension fund is obliged to use the fund to purchase an… …
10compulsory purchase — /kəmˌpʌlsəri pɜ:tʃɪs/ noun the purchase of an annuity with the fund built up in a personal pension scheme …
