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To: Mr. Jeeves

Up until this age, imminent domain was used for public use of property, now it's being used for transfer of ownership from foe to friend...........


15 posted on 06/23/2005 8:54:29 AM PDT by Red Badger (The Army makes the world safe for democracy. The Marines make the world safe for the Army.....)
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To: Red Badger
Apologies for acting as spelling police, but it's urgently important that all of us be prepared to go out and educate the public about this awesomely important issue that isn't even on most people's radar screens, and to come across in a way that doesn't open us up to any criticism or ridicule.

The term is "eminent" (not "imminent") domain. Both are real words, but they mean two different things. However, the term "imminent" does have plenty of applicability when discussing this eminent domain decision, as in "The end of our Constitutional republic seem imminent". No wonder you got confused . . .

Main Entry: em·i·nent
Pronunciation: 'e-m&-n&nt
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin eminent-, eminens, present participle of eminEre to stand out, from e- + -minEre; akin to Latin mont-, mons mountain -- more at MOUNT
1 : standing out so as to be readily perceived or noted : CONSPICUOUS
2 : jutting out : PROJECTING
3 : exhibiting eminence especially in standing above others in some quality or position : PROMINENT

Main Entry: eminent domain
Function: noun
: a 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

Main Entry: im·mi·nent
Pronunciation: 'i-m&-n&nt
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin imminent-, imminens, present
participle of imminEre to project, threaten, from in- + -minEre (akin to Latin mont-, mons mountain) -- more at MOUNT
: ready to take place; especially : hanging threateningly over one's head "was in imminent danger of being run over"
- im·mi·nent·ly adverb

42 posted on 06/23/2005 7:55:15 PM PDT by GovernmentShrinker
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