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confiscate
[ verb kon-fuh-skeyt; adjective kuhn-fis-kit ]
verb (used with object)
- to seize as forfeited to the public domain; appropriate, by way of penalty, for public use.
- to seize by or as if by authority; appropriate summarily:
The border guards confiscated our movie cameras.
adjective
- seized or appropriated, as for public use.
confiscate
/ ˈɒԴɪˌɪ /
verb
- to seize (property), esp for public use and esp by way of a penalty
adjective
- seized or confiscated; forfeit
- having lost or been deprived of property through confiscation
Derived Forms
- ˌDzԴھˈپDz, noun
- ˈDzԴھˌٴǰ, noun
Other Word Forms
- Dz·ھ··· adjective
- Dz·ھ··پDz [kon-f, uh, -, skey, -sh, uh, n], noun
- Dz·ھ··ٴǰ noun
- ·Dz·ھ·ٱ verb (used with object) reconfiscated reconfiscating
- ܲ·Dz·ھ·· adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of confiscate1
Word History and Origins
Origin of confiscate1
Example Sentences
Interior Minister Mazen al-Faraya told a news conference that all of the Brotherhood's offices would be closed and its assets confiscated, and that any activities would be considered illegal.
For central banks navigating complex political dynamics, gold provides a unique advantage: It cannot be frozen or confiscated.
He says his phone was confiscated when he was detained.
Last month in Koawaya, a hamlet wedged near Syria’s border with Jordan and Israel, Israeli troops were running patrols to confiscate weapons when local men opened fire to prevent them from entering the village.
Do I know others who had a peanut butter sandwich confiscated?
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