physical takings
Defined in 1 dictionary — Case Law
Definitions from Case Law
United States Supreme Court
compensation because of the unique burden they impose: A permanent physical invasion, however minimal the economic cost it entails, eviscerates the owner's right to exclude others from entering and using her property — perhaps the most fundamental of all property interests.
Defined by the Supreme Court in Lingle Governor of Hawaii et al. v. Chevron Usa Inc, 544 U.S. 528 (2005).