Section 12-1-202 - Part definitionsAs used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Government action" does not include:(A) The formal exercise of the power of eminent domain;(B) The forfeiture or seizure of private property by law enforcement agencies as evidence of a crime or for violations of law;(C) Orders issued by a state agency or court of law that result from a violation of law and that are authorized by statute; or(D) The discontinuation of government programs;(2) "Private property" means real property, or improvements to real property, not owned by the federal government or a state agency; and(3) "Unconstitutional taking" or "taking" means the taking of private property by government action such that compensation to the owner of that property is required by either: (A) The fifth or fourteenth amendment to the Constitution of the United States; or(B) The Constitution of Tennessee, Art. 1, § 21.