istimlak

Meaning

expropriation; condemnation

Concepts

expropriation

arrogation

confiscation

impress

Synonyms

kamulaştırma

haciz

Translations

expropriation

Enteignung

expropiació

Beschlagnahme

κατάσχεση

Konfiszierung

Anmaßung

Zwangsenteignung

Konfiskation

απαλλοτρίωση

arrogació

αβάσιμος ισχυρισμός

confiscation

emprise

اِسْتيلاء

Pronounced as (IPA)

/is.tim.lac/

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish: استملاك

In summary

From Ottoman Turkish استملاك (istimlak), from Arabic اِسْتِمْلَاك (istimlāk), verbal noun of اِسْتَمْلَكَ (istamlaka, “to appropriate, take, control, possess”).