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con·fis·cate
(kŏn′fĭ-skāt′)tr.v. con·fis·cat·ed, con·fis·cat·ing, con·fis·cates
1. To seize (private property) for the public treasury, especially as a penalty for wrongdoing.
2. To seize by authority: The teacher confiscated all the comic books we had in class. See Synonyms at appropriate.
adj. (kŏn′fĭ-skāt′, kən-fĭs′kət)
1. Seized by a government; appropriated.
2. Having lost property through confiscation.
[Latin cōnfiscāre, cōnfiscāt : com-, com- + fiscus, treasury.]
con′fis·ca′tion n.
con′fis·ca′tor n.
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confiscate
(ˈkɒnfɪˌskeɪt)vb (tr)
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) to seize (property), esp for public use and esp by way of a penalty
adj
1. (Law) seized or confiscated; forfeit
2. (Law) having lost or been deprived of property through confiscation
[C16: from Latin confiscāre to seize for the public treasury, from fiscus basket, treasury]
ˌconfisˈcation n
ˈconfisˌcator n
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con•fis•cate
(ˈkɒn fəˌskeɪt, kənˈfɪs keɪt)v. -cat•ed, -cat•ing,
adj. v.t.
1. to seize as forfeited to the public domain; appropriate, by way of penalty, for public use.
2. to seize by or as if by authority; appropriate summarily.
adj. 3. seized.
[1525–35; < Latin confiscātus, past participle of confiscāre to seize for the public treasury]
con′fis•cat`a•ble, adj.
con`fis•ca′tion, n.
con′fis•ca`tor, n.
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confiscate
Past participle: confiscated
Gerund: confiscating
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| Verb | 1. |  confiscate - take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority; "The FBI seized the drugs"; "The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment"; "The police confiscated the stolen artwork"take - take into one's possession; "We are taking an orphan from Romania"; "I'll take three salmon steaks" condemn - appropriate (property) for public use; "the county condemned the land to build a highway" sequester - requisition forcibly, as of enemy property; "the estate was sequestered" garnish, garnishee - take a debtor's wages on legal orders, such as for child support; "His employer garnished his wages in order to pay his debt" distrain - confiscate by distress |
| Adj. | 1. | confiscate - surrendered as a penalty lost - not gained or won; "a lost battle"; "a lost prize" |
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confiscate
verb seize, appropriate, impound, commandeer, sequester, expropriate, sequestrate They confiscated weapons, ammunition and propaganda material.
give, return, free, release, restore, hand back, give back
give, return, free, release, restore, hand back, give back
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confiscate
verbTo take quick and forcible possession of:
Idiom: help oneself to.
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Translations
يُصَادِرُيُصادِر
zabavit
konfiskere
takavarikoida
zaplijeniti
elkoboz
gera upptækan
没収する
압수하다
atėmimasatimtikonfiskavimaskonfiskuoti
atņemtkonfiscēt
zabaviť
beslagta
ยึดทรัพย์
tịch thu
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confiscate
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confiscate
(ˈkonfiskeit) verb to seize or take (something) away, usually as a penalty. The teacher confiscated the boy's comic which he was reading in class.
ˌconfiˈscation nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
confiscate
→ يُصَادِرُ zabavit konfiskere beschlagnahmen κατάσχω confiscar takavarikoida confisquer zaplijeniti confiscare 没収する 압수하다 in beslag nemen konfiskere skonfiskować confiscar конфисковать beslagta ยึดทรัพย์ el koymak tịch thu 没收Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009