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compulsory purchase order

noun

compulsory purchase order

noun
1

Law Ireland, UK An order made, usually for the purchase of land required for a construction project.

  • The plans also required several Compulsory Purchase Orders to acquire nearby land.2021 July 28, Peter Plisner, “The race to the Games has begun”, in RAIL, number 936, page 57:

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