taken
Defined in 2 dictionaries — Case Law, U.S. Code
Definitions from Case Law
From 323 U.S. 373 - United States v. General Motors Corp. · 1945Most cited · 1,794 citing opinions
The deprivation of the former owner rather than the accretion of a right or interest to the sovereign constitutes the taking. Governmental action short of acquisition of title or occupancy has been held, if its effects are so complete as to deprive the owner of all or most of his interest in the subject matter, to amount to a taking.
United States Code
16 U.S.C. § 3371 — for the purposes of this chapter (5 versions over time)
The term “taken” means captured, killed, or collected and, with respect to a plant, also means harvested, cut, logged, or removed.
16 U.S.C. § 668EE — in this section
The terms “take”, “taking”, and “taken” mean to pursue, hunt, shoot, capture, collect, or kill, or to attempt to pursue, hunt, shoot, capture, collect, or kill.