Condemnation

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Sometimes used to indicate proceedingsj for taking property by right of ’eminent domain. In Admiralty. The sentence of a competent tribunal which declares a ship unfit for service. This sentence may be re-examined and litigated by the parties interested in disputing it. 5 Esp. 65 ; Abb. Shipp. 4. The judgment, sentence or decree by which property seized and subject to forfeiture for an infraction of revenue, navigation, or other laws is condemned or forfeited to the government. See “Captor.” The sentence or judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, that a ship or vessel taken as a prize on the high seas was liable to capture, and was properly and legally captured and held as prize. In Civil Lawf. A sentence or judgment which condemns some one to do, to give, or to pay something, or which declares that his claim or pretensions are unfounded. In Criminal Law. The word is used In this sense by common-law lawyers also, though it is more usual to say “conviction.” 3 Bl. Comm. 291. It is a maxim that no man ought to be condemned unheard, and vnthout the opportunity of being heard.

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Sometimes used to indicate proceedingsj for taking property by right of ’eminent domain. In Admiralty. The sentence of a competent tribunal which declares a ship unfit for service. This sentence may be re-examined and litigated by the parties interested in disputing it. 5 Esp. 65 ; Abb. Shipp. 4. The judgment, sentence or decree by which property seized and subject to forfeiture for an infraction of revenue, navigation, or other laws is condemned or forfeited to the government. See “Captor.” The sentence or judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, that a ship or vessel taken as a prize on the high seas was liable to capture, and was properly and legally captured and held as prize. In Civil Lawf. A sentence or judgment which condemns some one to do, to give, or to pay something, or which declares that his claim or pretensions are unfounded. In Criminal Law. The word is used In this sense by common-law lawyers also, though it is more usual to say “conviction.” 3 Bl. Comm. 291. It is a maxim that no man ought to be condemned unheard, and vnthout the opportunity of being heard.

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Eminent Domain in this Legal Encyclopedia
Eminent Domain definition in the Law Dictionary

Meaning of Condemnation

In plain or simple terms, Condemnation means: The legal process by which real estate of a private owner is taken for public use without the owner’s consent, but the owner receives “just compensation”.

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    Condemnation six steps to expanding your domain., Valuation Insights & Perspectives; January 1, 2002; Eblen, Tim

    A surprise realization: the taxation of condemnation proceeds.(law and the appraiser), Appraisal Journal; July 1, 2003; Black, David S. Neff, Charles A.

    What’s In Your Condemnation Clause?, Mondaq Business Briefing; August 13, 2009; Kroculick, George J. McCalley, Michael J.

    Let There Be Blight: Blight Condemnations in New York after Goldstein and Kaur, Fordham Urban Law Journal; May 1, 2011; Somin, Ilya

    Inverse Condemnation Actions Present Unique Problems When Determining “Just Compensation”, Brigham Young University Law Review; November 1, 2010; Nelson, Ricky J.

    Time for condemnation – legally speaking, that is, Intelligencer Journal Lancaster, PA; March 21, 2005; Patti S. Spencer

    Condemnation bill halted by MnDOT study.(NEWS), Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN); March 31, 2004; Browning, Dan

    Pima officials ask condemnation by U.S. to save Tumamoc Hill, AZ Daily Star; May 4, 2003; Tony Davis

    BATTLE FOR STATIONMASTER RTD SETS DEADLINE FOR OWNERS TO SELL UNION STATION PROPERTY OR FACE CONDEMNATION.(Business), Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO); November 12, 2000

    Displacing landowners/ Condemnation a last resort for urban renewal, The Gazette (Colorado Springs, CO); January 29, 2001; Ed Sealover The Gazette

    CONDEMNATION RIGHTS IN OCEAN VIEW.(LOCAL), The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA); May 26, 1998

    Georgia cities defend land condemnation., The Atlanta Journal-Constitution; September 27, 2005

    Accountant details condemnation rules. (Insiders Outlook).(Brief Article), Real Estate Weekly; October 31, 2001; Taub, Seymour

    Condemnation blight under Florida law: a rule of appropriation or the scope of the project rule in disguise?, Florida Bar Journal; July 1, 1998; Alfert, Robert, Jr.

    Ratzinger Explains How Condemnation Was Right Then, Wrong Now. (Viewpoint), National Catholic Reporter; January 25, 2002; Baum, Gregory

    Car
    y Parks Sue to Halt Hoffman Condemnation Governmental Land Fight May Be Unprecedented, Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL); June 17, 1999; Keeshan, Charles

    Condemnation still sees negotiation.(News), Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL); May 17, 2000

    Recovery of litigation fees and expenses in federal condemnation proceedings under the equal access to justice act.(law and the appraiser), Appraisal Journal; March 22, 2004; Black, David S.

    Condemnation of Low Income Residential Communities under the Takings Clause, UCLA Journal of Environmental Law & Policy; December 22, 2005; Byrne, J. Peter

    The Admissibility of Dedication Requirements in Condemnation Cases: No Longer the Road Less Traveled, Florida Bar Journal; November 1, 2011; Herman, Debra Martinez-Esteve, Jorge

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    Meaning of Condemnation

    In plain or simple terms, Condemnation means: The legal process by which real estate of a private owner is taken for public use without the owner’s consent, but the owner receives “just compensation”.

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