Under the Takings Clause,a "taking":

A) occurs when the government uses formal eminent domain procedures to condemn private property.
B) can only be of land,and not of other kinds of property.
C) cannot occur through government regulation that merely diminishes the value of private property.
D) cannot occur by simply an invasion of private property.

Takings Clause

Part of the Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, stating that private property cannot be taken for public use without just compensation.

Eminent Domain

A governmental power whereby the government can take or condemn private property for a public purpose on the payment of just compensation.

Private Property

Land or possessions owned by individuals or corporations, not by the government or public as a whole.