eminent domain vs right of way

eminent domain

noun
  • The right of a government over the private property within its jurisdiction. Usually invoked to compel land owners to sell their property in preparation for a major construction project such as a freeway. 

  • In feudalism, the legal interest or rights of a lord or superior in an estate in land held in fee, as opposed to the vassal's or tenant's interest. 

right of way

noun
  • A legal right of passage over another's land or pathways. 

  • A legal easement granted for the construction of a roadway, railway, power line, or other utilities. 

  • The right to proceed first in traffic, on land, on water or in the air. Also in metaphorical senses. 

  • Land on which a right of way exists. 

  • The area modified for passage of a railway; often specifically the railbed and tracks. 

  • The priority granted to the first person to properly execute an attack. 

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