The federal government needs to build an additional exit from an interstate which would cut right through Farmer Herb's land. Therefore the government would use __________ to take the land from for their project.

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Eminent domain is the power of the government to take private property for public use, with compensation to the owner. This is the legal principle that would be applied in the scenario where the government needs to build an additional exit from an interstate through private land.

The Federal Government Needs to Build an Additional Exit from an Interstate