confiscate (redirected from confiscators)

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

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confiscate [ˈkɔnfɪskeɪt] vt → confisquer

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confiscate [ˈkɔnfɪskeɪt] vt → beschlagnahmen, konfiszieren

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confiscate [ˈkɔnfɪskeɪt] vt → confiscare