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confiscate

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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.

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

confis·cation n.
confis·cator n.
con·fisca·tory (kn-fsk-tôr, -tr) adj.

confiscate [ˈkɒnfɪˌskeɪt]
vb (tr)
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) to seize (property), esp for public use and esp by way of a penalty
adj
1. (Law) seized or confiscated; forfeit
2. (Law) having lost or been deprived of property through confiscation
[from Latin confiscāre to seize for the public treasury, from fiscus basket, treasury]
confiscation  n
confiscator  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.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"
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
lost - not gained or won; "a lost battle"; "a lost prize"

confiscate
verb seize, appropriate, impound, commandeer, sequester, expropriate, sequestrate They confiscated weapons, ammunition and propaganda material.
give, return, free, release, restore, hand back, give back
Translations
confiscate [ˈkɒnfɪskeɪt] VTconfiscar, incautarse de

confiscate [ˈkɒnfɪskeɪt] vtconfisquer

confiscate
vtbeschlagnahmen, konfiszieren; to confiscate something from somebodyjdm etw abnehmen

confiscate [ˈkɒnfɪsˌkeɪt] vt to confiscate sth (from sb)confiscare qc (a qn)
confiscate [ˈkɒnfɪsˌkeɪt] vt to confiscate sth (from sb)confiscare qc (a qn)

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 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
n confiˈscation
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

confiscate يُصَادِر zkonfiskovat konfiskere beschlagnahmen κατάσχω confiscar takavarikoida confisquer zaplijeniti confiscare 没収する 압수하다 in beslag nemen konfiskere skonfiskować confiscar конфисковать beslagta ยึดทรัพย์ elkoymak tịch thu 没收


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The demagogues, to curry favour with the people, drive the nobles to conspire together, either by dividing their estates, or obliging them to spend them on public services, or by banishing them, that they may confiscate the fortunes of the wealthy.
you ruin him, for the king will confiscate all his property.
"Yes, Father," laughed the great fellow, "for the sake of Holy Church I did indeed confiscate that temptation completely, and if you must needs have proof in order to absolve me from my sins, come with me now and you shall sample the excellent discrimination which the Bishop of Norwich displays in the selection of his temptations.
 
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