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confiscate
[ verb kon-fuh-skeyt; adjective kuhn-fis-kit ]
verb (used with object)
- to seize as forfeited to the public domain; appropriate, by way of penalty, for public use.
- to seize by or as if by authority; appropriate summarily:
The border guards confiscated our movie cameras.
adjective
- seized or appropriated, as for public use.
confiscate
/ ˈɒԴɪˌɪ /
verb
- to seize (property), esp for public use and esp by way of a penalty
adjective
- seized or confiscated; forfeit
- having lost or been deprived of property through confiscation
Derived Forms
- ˌDzԴھˈپDz, noun
- ˈDzԴھˌٴǰ, noun
Other yvlog Forms
- Dz·ھ··· adjective
- Dz·ھ··پDz [kon-f, uh, -, skey, -sh, uh, n], noun
- Dz·ھ··ٴǰ noun
- ·Dz·ھ·ٱ verb (used with object) reconfiscated reconfiscating
- ܲ·Dz·ھ·· adjective
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of confiscate1
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of confiscate1
Example Sentences
For central banks navigating complex political dynamics, gold provides a unique advantage: It cannot be frozen or confiscated.
He says his phone was confiscated when he was detained.
Last month in Koawaya, a hamlet wedged near Syria’s border with Jordan and Israel, Israeli troops were running patrols to confiscate weapons when local men opened fire to prevent them from entering the village.
Do I know others who had a peanut butter sandwich confiscated?
The son told the neighbor that they had been trying for years to get police to confiscate Vaughn’s weapons.
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