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A property can be privately owned and still be subject to government taking. That tension sits at the center of eminent domain and condemnation, where public need, private property rights, valuation, and fairness often collide. Eminent domain is the government’s power to take private property for a public use, provided the owner receives just compensation. Condemnation is the legal process used to complete that taking. In some cases, the property supports a clearly public pro