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   Con·fis·cate

   /ˈkänfəˌskāt/

   

   verb

   • 1. take or seize (someone's property) with authority: "the guards confiscated his camera"
   • ▪ take (a possession, especially land) as a penalty and give it to the public treasury: "this land was confiscated after the Second World War"

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from Latin confiscat- ‘put away in a chest, consigned to the public treasury’, from the verb confiscare, based on con- ‘together’ + fiscus ‘chest, treasury’.

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   What does confiscate mean?

   • confiscate something to officially take something away from somebody, especially as a punishment Their land was confiscated after the war. The teacher threatened to confiscate their phones if they kept using them in class. Our belongings were temporarily confiscated. Definition of confiscate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

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   What does confiscar mean?

   • confiscar, decomisar… confiscar, apreender… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! CONFISCATE definition: to take something away from someone, especially as a punishment. Learn more.

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   What happens if you confiscate something from someone?

   • If you confiscate something from someone, you take it away from them, usually as a punishment. The law has been used to confiscate assets from people who have committed minor offenses. The new laws allow the confiscation of assets purchased with proceeds of the drugs trade. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

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   Can a law enforcement officer confiscate illegal items?

   • Note: Illegal items such as narcotics or firearms, or profits from the sale of illegal items, may be confiscated by law enforcement officers. Additionally, government action that reduces the value of property to a person or entity as to make it nearly worthless has been held to constitute confiscation.

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   confiscate something to officially take something away from somebody, especially as a punishment. Their land was confiscated after the war. The teacher threatened to confiscate their phones if they kept using them in class. Our belongings were temporarily confiscated.

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   CONFISCATE definition: to take something away from someone, especially as a punishment. Learn more.

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   The meaning of CONFISCATE is appropriated by the government : forfeited. How to use confiscate in a sentence. appropriated by the government : forfeited; deprived of property by confiscation…

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   See confiscate in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Check pronunciation: confiscate. Definition of confiscate verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   5 days ago · confiscate in American English. (ˈkɑnfəˌskeit, kənˈfɪskeit) (verb -cated, -cating) transitive verb. 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. The border guards confiscated our movie cameras. adjective.

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   Britannica Dictionary definition of CONFISCATE. [+ object] : to take (something) away from someone especially as punishment or to enforce the law or rules. Guards confiscated knives and other weapons from the prisoners. The police have the authority to confiscate [= seize] the drug dealer's property.

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   confiscate meaning: to take something away from someone, especially as a punishment. Learn more.