confiscate

con·fis·cate  (knf-skt)

tr.v. con·fis·cat·ed, con·fis·cat·ing, con·fis·cates

1. To seize (private property) for the public treasury.

2. To seize by or as if by authority. See Synonyms at appropriate.

adj. (knf-skt, kn-fskt)

1. Seized by a government; appropriated.

2. Having lost property through confiscation.

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[Latin cnfiscre, cnfisct : com-, com- + fiscus, treasury.]

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confis·cation n.

confis·cator n.

con·fisca·tory (kn-fsk-tôr, -tr) adj.

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confiscate

Verb

[-cating, -cated] to seize (property) by authority [Latin confiscare to seize for the public treasury]

confiscation n

Thesaurus

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" impound, sequester, seize, attach 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 forfeit, forfeited lost - not gained or won; "a lost battle"; "a lost prize"

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confiscate

verb seize, appropriate, impound, commandeer, sequester, expropriate << OPPOSITE give back

Translations

confiscate [ˈkɔnfɪskeɪt] vt → confiscar

confiscate [ˈkɔnfɪskeɪt] vt → confisquer

confiscate [ˈkɔnfɪskeɪt] vt → beschlagnahmen, konfiszieren

confiscate [ˈkɔnfɪskeɪt] vt → confiscare

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confiscate

v confiscate [ˈkonfiskeit]

to seize or take (something) away, usually as a penalty The teacher confiscated the boy's comic which he was reading in class. verbeurd verklaar, konfiskeer يُصادِر изземвам zabavit konfiskere beschlagnahmen κατάσχω confiscar konfiskeerima توقیف کردن؛ ضبط کردن takavarikoida confisquer לְהַחֲרִים जब्त करना zaplijeniti, ovršiti elkoboz menyita gera upptækan confiscare 取りあげる 압수하다; 몰수하다 atimti, konfiskuoti atņemt; konfiscēt merampas in beslag nemen beslaglegge, konfiskere konfiskować apreender a confisca конфисковывать zabaviť zapleniti konfiskovati konfiskera ยึดทรัพย์ el koymak 沒收 конфіскувати, реквізувати ضبط كرنا tịch thu 没收

n ˌconfiˈscation

verbeurdverklaring, konfiskering مُصادَرَه конфискация zabavení konfiskering die Beschlagnahme κατάσχεση confiscación konfiskeerimine مصادره؛ ضبط takavarikointi confiscation הַחרָמָה जब्ती zapljena, ovrha elkobzás penyitaan upptaka confisca 没収 압수 atėmimas, konfiskavimas atņemšana; konfiskācija rampasan inbeslagneming beslag(legging), konfiskering konfiskata apreensão confiscare конфискация konfiškácia zaplemba konfiskacija konfiskering การยึดทรัพย์ el koyma 沒收 конфіскація, реквізиція ضبطى sự tịch thu 没收