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WHAT IS IT CALLED WHEN THE GOVERNMENT TAKES
PRIVATE PROPERTY FOR PUBLIC USE?

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Eminent domain refers to the power of the government to take private property and convert it into public use. The Fifth Amendment provides that the government may only exercise this power if they provide just compensation to the property owners.

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