compulsory purchase order

Noun

Ireland UK

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

Japanese Meaning

（法律用語、特に英国・アイルランドにおいて）公共事業や建設プロジェクトに必要な土地等を強制的に取得するために発せられる命令。

The council served a compulsory purchase order to obtain the old mill site needed for the new bypass.

市議会は新しいバイパスに必要な古い製粉所の敷地を取得するため、強制収用命令を出した。

Sense（1）

(law, UK, Ireland) 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.

compulsory purchase orders

（ plural ）