landgrab

landgrab
land grab n.
An aggressive taking of land, especially by military force, in order to expand territorial holdings or broaden power: “The Oklahoma Land Rush of 1889 was... the first of several Oklahoma land grabs that sealed the fate of the American Indian” (Robert Day).

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