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Kelo v. City of New London  

Definition

  • The framers of the Constitution did not expressly address the legal concept of eminent domain, the right a government retains to take private property for public use. But the concept of the right of individuals to own and use their own property was of foremost interest to them. [Source: The U.S. Constitution A to Z; Kelo v. City of New London]

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Date

  • 2005

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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/Kelo_v._City_of_New_London

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