lawful authority (noun) eminent domain: governments right to acquire private property for public use
Sinonime: beseeching, commiserable,
deplorable,
distressing,
doleful, dolorous, entreating,
grievous,
heartbreaking, heartrending, imploring,
lamentable,
melancholy,
mournful,
moving, pitiable,
pitiful, plaintive,
poignant,
poor, rueful,
ruined,
sad,
sorrowful, supplicating, woeful,
wretchedAntonime: cheerful,
happy