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confiscate - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'confiscate' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Confiscate [ a.]
- Seized and appropriated by the government to the public use; forfeited.
2 . Confiscate [ v. t. ]
- To seize as forfeited to the public treasury; to appropriate to the public use.

Meaning of 'confiscate' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . confiscate [ v]
Meaning (1):
- take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority
Example in sentence:
  • The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment;
  • The FBI seized the drugs;
  • The police confiscated the stolen artwork

Nearby Words:

con con- conacre conarium conation conative conatus concamerate concameration concatenate

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