confiscation (redirected from Confiscation of property)

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.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

confiscation - seizure by the government             arrogation seizure - the taking possession of something by legal process expropriation - taking out of an owner's hands (especially taking property by public authority)

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confiscation

noun seizure, appropriation, impounding, forfeiture, expropriation, sequestration, takeover Anyone convicted of drug trafficking would be liable to confiscation of assets and imprisonment.

Translations

confiscation [ˌkɒnfɪsˈkeɪʃən] N → confiscación f, incautación f

confiscation [ˌkɒnfɪˈskeɪʃ^ən] n → confiscation f

confiscation

n → Beschlagnahme f, → Konfiszierung f

confiscation [ˌkɒnfɪsˈkeɪʃ/ən] n → confisca