Taken away or seized, especially by government authority; having had property or land removed.
Past tense and past participle of 'expropriate.' The '-ed' suffix creates an adjective describing something that has undergone expropriation.
Japanese Americans in World War II had their property expropriated without proper compensation—studying the history of expropriated communities reveals how quickly legal authority can override property rights during perceived crises.
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