Definition

1. Verb:
   • To requisition: The primary meaning of "trưng dụng" is the act of a government or other official authority compelling the temporary use of private property, resources, or services for a public or urgent need, often with compensation.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Chính quyền có thể trưng dụng đất đai để xây dựng đường xá. (The government can requisition land to build roads.)
  • Trong tình trạng khẩn cấp, họ đã trưng dụng tất cả xe tư nhân. (During the state of emergency, they requisitioned all private vehicles.)
  • Nhà máy này đã bị trưng dụng để sản xuất thiết bị y tế. (This factory was requisitioned to produce medical equipment.)

Advanced Usage

• Legal Context: "Trưng dụng" is a formal, legal term. It implies a legal right or power exercised by the state, distinct from simple confiscation or seizure, and typically involves a legal framework for compensation.
  • Luật pháp quy định rõ các trường hợp và thủ tục trưng dụng. (The law clearly stipulates the cases and procedures for requisition.)

Variants and Related Words

• Trưng thu (v): To confiscate, to seize. This term often implies permanent state takeover of property, usually without compensation, as opposed to the temporary and often compensated nature of "trưng dụng."
• Trưng tập (v): To conscript, to draft (typically referring to people, especially for military service).

Synonyms

• Requisition: To officially demand the use of property or materials.
• Commandeer: To take possession of something, especially for military or official use.
• Appropriate: To take something for a particular purpose, especially by an authority.

Related Concepts

• Eminent Domain: The legal power of a government to take private property for public use, usually with compensation. This is a closely related legal concept in English.
• Nationalization: The transfer of a major branch of industry or commerce from private to state ownership or control. This is a broader and more permanent action than requisition.

verb

1. to requisition