Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act or practice of seizing or occupying land by unlawful or dishonorable means.
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Examples
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The current global food security controversy known as "land-grabbing" was sparked in Madagascar in 2008.
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Overweight offerings like Yahoo portal don†™ t seem to really fulfill any need apart from offering Yahoo! execs the prospect of mobile land-grabbing.
Yahoo Mobile Reboots As A Mobile Start Page | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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Accusations of land-grabbing tormented Brady; in 1924, he publicly issued a $1,000 reward to anyone who could prove that he benefitted from the Tulsa Race Riot.
Adrian Margaret Brune: Tulsa's Ghosts of Leadership Past Adrian Margaret Brune 2011
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Accusations of land-grabbing tormented Brady; in 1924, he publicly issued a $1,000 reward to anyone who could prove that he benefitted from the Tulsa Race Riot.
Adrian Margaret Brune: Tulsa's Ghosts of Leadership Past Adrian Margaret Brune 2011
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Accusations of land-grabbing tormented Brady; in 1924, he publicly issued a $1,000 reward to anyone who could prove that he benefitted from the Tulsa Race Riot.
Adrian Margaret Brune: Tulsa's Ghosts of Leadership Past Adrian Margaret Brune 2011
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In practical terms, it probably will, which is undoubtably what Bibi and the land-grabbing faction in Israel is hoping for.
Matthew Yglesias » Goldberg: The Middle East Is Complicated and It’s All the Arabs’ Fault 2010
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I can't really think of why somebody of Chavez 'principles would want to be grouped with a bunch of money-grubbing, land-grabbing, back stabbing, untrustworthy founder types and sleazy politicians of the past.
César, César, bo-Bésar, banana bana fo-Fésar (Jack Bog's Blog) 2009
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There is no justification for land-grabbing – and after what the Palestinians have suffered under the Israeli occupation, there is no comparison!!
Wonk Room » Dershowitz: Palestinians ‘Played A Significant Role In The Holocaust’ 2009
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A member of parliament, he denies accusations by some locals that he has become a land-grabbing power broker.
Launching the Missile That Made History Michael M. Phillips 2011
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Accusations of land-grabbing tormented Brady; in 1924, he publicly issued a $1,000 reward to anyone who could prove that he benefitted from the Tulsa Race Riot.
Adrian Margaret Brune: Tulsa's Ghosts of Leadership Past Adrian Margaret Brune 2011
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