compulsory purchase order

English

Noun

compulsory purchase order (plural compulsory purchase orders)

1. (law, UK, Ireland) An order made, usually for the purchase of land required for a construction project.
   • 2021 July 28, Peter Plisner, “The race to the Games has begun”, in RAIL, number 936, page 57:

     The plans also required several Compulsory Purchase Orders to acquire nearby land.