noun

Definition: right of a government to take private property for public use by virtue of the superior dominion of the sovereign power over all lands within its jurisdiction

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Many had chosen locations such as the Brooklyn Bridge and various parks and yet few to none had mentioned that many people had to live their homes and shops that were in the way of the constructing the bridge along with roads to connect it to the network. The same goes for parks. Several of hem were built after people had settled there. The could have chosen not to say this because their goal was to persuade people to visits these cites and not resent them.

Eminent Domain is a powerful tool that the government uses for the greater good of the people. However, many argue that the Barkley center was not a need.