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1. (v.t.) confiscate
to seize as forfeited to the public domain; appropriate, by way of penalty, for public use.
2. confiscate
to seize by or as if by authority; appropriate summarily.
3. (adj.) confiscate
seized.
Etymology: (1525–35; < L confiscātus, ptp. of confiscāre to seize for the public treasury)
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| Definition of 'confiscate' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) confiscate, forfeit, forfeited
surrendered as a penalty
2. (verb) impound, attach, sequester, confiscate, seize
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"
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| Definition of 'confiscate' |
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1. (adj) confiscate
seized and appropriated by the government to the public use; forfeited
2. confiscate
to seize as forfeited to the public treasury; to appropriate to the public use
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Sense: to seize or take (something) away, usually as a penalty
The teacher confiscated the boy's comic which he was reading in class.
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 Afrikaans: verbeurd verklaar, konfis |
 Arabic: يُصادِر |
 Bulgarian: изземвам |
 Brazilian: apreender |
 Czech: zabavit |
 German: beschlagnahmen |
 Danish: konfiskere |
 Greek: κατάσχω |
 Spanish: confiscar |
 Estonian: konfiskeerima |
 Farsi: توقیف کردن؛ ضبط کردن |
 Finnish: takavarikoida |
 French: confisquer |
 Hebrew: לְהַחֲרִים |
 Hindi: जब्त करना |
 Croatian: zaplijeniti, ovršiti |
 Hungarian: elkoboz |
 Indonesian: menyita |
 Icelandic: gera upptækan |
 Italian: confiscare |
 Japanese: 取りあげる |
 Korean: 압수하다 |
 Lithuanian: atimti, konfiskuoti |
 Latvian: atņemt; konfiscēt |
 Malay: merampas |
 Dutch: in beslag nemen |
 Norwegian: beslaglegge, konfiskere |
 Polish: konfiskować |
 Persian: توقیف کردن؛ ضبط کردن |
 Pashto: اخيستل (په زوره)، ضبطول ( |
 Portuguese: apreender |
 Romanian: a confisca |
 Russian: конфисковывать |
 Slovak: zabaviť |
 Slovenian: zapleniti |
 Serbian: konfiskovati |
 Swedish: konfiskera |
 Thai: ยึดทรัพย์ |
 Turkish: el koymak |
 Taiwanese: 沒收 |
 Ukrainian: конфіскувати, реквізувати |
 Urdu: ضبط كرنا |
 Vietnamese: tịch thu |
 Chinese: 没收 |
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