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Eminent Domain

Eminent Domain. Eminent Domain Definition. To seize a  citizen’s private property or a citizen's rights in property for the public good with due monetary compensation …but without the owner's consent. When can it be used?. Public Use Highways Libraries Hospitals Economic Benefit

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Eminent Domain

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  1. Eminent Domain

  2. Eminent Domain Definition To seize a citizen’s privateproperty or a citizen's rights in property for the public good • with due monetary compensation …but • without the owner's consent

  3. When can it be used? • Public Use • Highways • Libraries • Hospitals • Economic Benefit • Businesses

  4. It is in the Constitution

  5. Example: Ogden River

  6. Example: JC Penny’s

  7. Example: Behind Bonneville

  8. Example: Legacy Highway

  9. Example: Connecticut

  10. Is this what the Framers envisioned?

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