noun
allocation of replotted land; government acquisition of land by substitution or compensation
A legal term used in Japanese land readjustment projects. Refers to the administrative act of assigning a new, replotted parcel of land to the original landowner in exchange for their contributed land, often involving a reduction in area to provide public facilities.
土地区画整理事業では、換地処分によって新しい土地の権利が確定する。
In land readjustment projects, the rights to the new land are finalized through the allocation of replotted land.
換地処分の公告後、所有者は指定された換地を使用しなければならない。
After the public notice of the replotting disposition, the owner must use the designated replotted land.
Compound of 換地 (replotted land) and 処分 (disposition, disposal). The term is specific to Japanese land readjustment law.