Warning

Info

Warning

Info

Warning

Info

LSDefine

Simple English definitions for legal terms

constitutional taking

Read a random definition: prospective waiver

A quick definition of constitutional taking:

A constitutional taking is when the government takes someone's private property without their permission or destroys it, making it unusable. This can happen when the government needs the property for public use, like building a road or a park. The property owner is entitled to compensation for their loss. There are different types of takings, like actual taking where the government physically takes the property, or temporary taking where the government takes the property for a limited time.

A more thorough explanation:

Constitutional taking is a legal term that refers to the government's acquisition of private property either by ousting the owner or by destroying the property or severely impairing its utility. This means that the government can take away someone's property, but they have to compensate the owner for it.

  • If the government wants to build a new highway and needs to take some land from a private owner, they must compensate the owner for the value of the land.
  • If the government takes away someone's property without compensating them, it is considered unconstitutional.

These examples illustrate how the government can take away someone's property, but they have to do it in a fair and legal way. If they don't compensate the owner, it is considered a violation of their constitutional rights.

constitutional right | constitutiones principum

Warning

Info

General

General chat about the legal profession.
main_chatroom
👍 Chat vibe: 0 👎
Help us make LSD better!
Tell us what's important to you
Dkk
19:42
SEO is big money
2016 pushed the conservative party into populism irreversibly
Dkk
19:43
Maybe, but if this is populism, then every election is populist.
19:43
@Dkk: yeah register 1 website and every swinging tom dick and harry calls/emails/texts to 'help with seo'. like bruh, if YOU found it, what i am doing is working
Dkk
19:43
Indeed!
19:48
wasp, i think people are hopeful for a gov who at least attempts to care about the common man
MIAMI A
[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:55
How does one know if they are UR1 or UR2?
[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:56
CONGRATS MACAQUE!
TY
got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
ALSO CONGRATS!
Congrats1!
21:15
Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.
21:15
Feel like I can finally stop holding my breath!! Whew!!!
[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
Dkk
22:32
Nice! @Macaque
Dkk
22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
LSD+ is ad-free, with DMs, discounts, case briefs & more.