Definitions for confiscate
ˈkɒn fəˌskeɪt, kənˈfɪs keɪtcon·fis·cate

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 2 votes

1. confiscate, forfeit, forfeitedverb

   surrendered as a penalty

2. impound, attach, sequester, confiscate, seizeverb

   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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. confiscateverb

   To use one's authority to lay claim to and separate a possession from its holder.

   In schools it is common for teachers to confiscate electronic games and other distractions.

2. Etymology: From Latin confiscare ("to declare property of the fisc").

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Confiscateadjective

   Transferred to the publick as forfeit.

   Etymology: from the verb.

   Thy lands and goods
   Are, by the laws of Venice, confiscate
   Unto the state of Venice. William Shakespeare, Merchant of Venice.

2. To CONFISCATEverb

   Etymology: confiscare, confisquer, i. e. in publicum addicere, from fiscus, which originally signifieth a hamper, pannier, basket, or freil; but metonymically the emperor’s treasure, because it was anciently kept in such hampers. Cowel.

   To transfer private property to the prince or publick, by way of penalty for an offence.

   It was judged that he should be banished, and his whole estate confiscated and seized, and his houses pulled down. Francis Bacon.

   Whatever fish the vulgar fry excel,
   Belong to Cæsar, wheresoe’er they swim,
   By their own worth confiscated to him. John Dryden, Juv. Sat. iv.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. confiscate

   Confiscation (from the Latin confiscatio "to consign to the fiscus, i.e. transfer to the treasury") is a legal form of seizure by a government or other public authority. The word is also used, popularly, of spoliation under legal forms, or of any seizure of property as punishment or in enforcement of the law.

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1. confiscate

   To confiscate means to seize or take away someone's property, goods or assets as a penalty, often resulting from a violation of law or rules. This action is typically executed by an authority or government.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Confiscateadjective

   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

3. Etymology: [L. confiscatus, p. p. of confiscare to confiscate, prop., to lay up in a chest; con- + fiscus basket, purse, treasury. See Fiscal.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Confiscate

   kon′fis-kāt, or kon-fis′-, v.t. to appropriate to the state, as a penalty: to take possession of.—adj. forfeited to the public treasury.—adjs. Confis′cable, Confis′catory, of the nature of confiscation.—ns. Confiscā′tion, the act of confiscating; Con′fiscātor, one who confiscates. [L. confiscāre, -ātum—con, together, fiscus, a basket.]

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   The numerical value of confiscate in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

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   The numerical value of confiscate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of confiscate in a Sentence

1. Chris Barsotti:

   They're going to think this is another political approach to make it difficult to access guns or potentially confiscate guns or create barriers to access.

2. Mary Ziegler:

   You would have essentially on the ballot the question of both Comstock enforcement and also potentially Comstock repeal, do I think, under a Trump presidency, they’re going to confiscate surgical gloves because they could be adapted for use in abortion? No, I don’t think that’s probably going to happen.

3. Governor Ralph Northam:

   No one is calling out the National Guard. No one is cutting off your electricity, or turning off the Internet. No one is going door-to-door to confiscate guns, these laws are intended to keep Virginians safe. Period. It's time to act.

4. John Maynard Keynes:

   The best way to destroy the capitalist system is to debauch the currency. By a continuing process of inflation governments can confiscate, secretly and unobserved, an important part of the wealth of their citizens.

5. Dudley Brown:

   The main objective of these students is to ban firearms completely, and confiscate the firearms of law-abiding Americans, we will oppose them at every step.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=confiscate
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Confiscate
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=confiscate
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confiscate
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/confiscate
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=confiscate