property redistribution
nounUK /ˈprɒpəti ˌriːdɪstrɪˈbjuːʃən/
US /ˈprɑːpərti ˌriːdɪstrɪˈbjuːʃən/
When the things people own are shared out again in a new way.
The new law led to property redistribution so that more families could have land.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A government policy that takes property from some people and gives it to others.
The revolution brought about a sweeping property redistribution across the country.
3. The process of dividing shared property among several owners.
After the divorce, property redistribution gave each spouse half of the house.
4. A change in who owns land or goods within a community.
Historians studied the property redistribution that followed the war.