The Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution requires the government to compensate a property owner when it exercises the power of eminent domain.

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The Fifth Amendment does require the government to provide just compensation when it takes private property for public use (eminent domain), but this requirement is specifically found in the Takings Clause of the Fifth Amendment, not the Due Process Clause. The Due Process Clause focuses on fair procedures.