Taking p. pr. & vb. n. : of Take

Taking a. : Apt to take; alluring; attracting.

Taking a. : Infectious; contageous.

Taking n. : The act of gaining possession; a seizing; seizure; apprehension.

Taking n. : Agitation; excitement; distress of mind.

Taking n. : Malign influence; infection.

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Taxonomy
free encyclopedia, government, personal property, compensation, public use, United States, search, free dictionary, several ways, power, eminent domain, economically, repossession, property auction, debt, unpaid property taxes, judgment, the Fifth Amendment.

Defination from the web:
taking is an action by a government depriving a person of private real or imagined personal property without the payment of just compensation. ... regulating its use to such a degree that no longer has any economically viable use (a regulatory taking) ...