The taking of real estate by a government agency for a public purpose, such as constructing a highway, with just compensation paid to the owner. See also eminent domain, inverse condemnation. 2. The declaration by a government agency that a building is unfit for human habitation and is to be vacated and repaired or demolished. (Bucher, 1996) 3. City government may condemn properties, demolish them, and give the land to developers for new projects. The underlying concept was to clear space for new five- to ten-story, market-rate apartment buildings. (Fullilove, 2020, 101)
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