The term "eminent domain" was first coined by [[Hugo Grotius]] in 1625. [Note: in a mistake in the Merriam-Webster dictionary, it says the term originated in 1783.] | The term "eminent domain" was first coined by [[Hugo Grotius]] in 1625. [Note: in a mistake in the Merriam-Webster dictionary, it says the term originated in 1783.] |