Domain - General

General

  • Territory (administrative division), a non-sovereign geographic area which has come under the authority of another government
  • Public domain, a body of works and knowledge without proprietary interest
  • Eminent domain, the power of government to confiscate private property for public use
  • Domain trilogy, a trilogy of books written by Steve Alten

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