"compulsory purchase" in German compulsory purchase Enteignung Detailed translations for "compulsory purchase" compulsory purchase compulsory purchase(also: eminent domain) Enteignung If the government want to build on the land, all they need do is issue a compulsory purchase order. Source: opensubtitles.org Corpus by OPUS Request review Wenn auf dem Land gebaut werden soll, muss die Regierung nur die Enteignung beantragen.