Eminent domain is the government's power to take private land for public use. What is it called when the government actually seizes someone's property under eminent domain?

The term that describes the government's action of officially taking private property under the authority of eminent domain is "condemnation." This process involves a legal procedure where the government must demonstrate that the taking is for public use and that just compensation is provided to the property owner. Condemnation not only refers to the act of taking the property but also includes the legal processes involved in ensuring that the property owner is compensated fairly.

In contrast, acquisition typically refers to the broader process of obtaining property rights, which may include negotiations and voluntary sales, rather than the forceful taking involved in condemnation. Seizure might imply a more immediate and forcible action without the legal processes that condemnation entails, while redevelopment refers to the process of improving or changing the use of a property or area, which occurs after the property has been acquired or condemned. Thus, condemnation is the specific legal term that accurately describes the seizure of property under eminent domain.