as in to seize
to take ownership or control of (something) by right of one's authority
anything that might be used as a weapon will be confiscated by the security guards
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Recent Examples of confiscate
Romanian authorities indicted the Tate brothers on the charges in June 2023, placing them on house arrest and confiscating several of their assets — including 15 luxury cars, 14 luxury watches, and approximately $300 million in cryptocurrency.
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Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
Would confiscating the assets be legal under international law?
—David McHugh, TIME, 18 Mar. 2025
American linked to missing student has passport confiscated Sudiksha Konanki.
—Josh Feldman, NBC News, 16 Mar. 2025
This comes after authorities confiscated a deer that a Pennsylvania woman had been keeping as a pet earlier this year, as previously reported by PEOPLE.
—Kirsty Hatcher, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025
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Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
Would confiscating the assets be legal under international law?
—David McHugh, TIME, 18 Mar. 2025
American linked to missing student has passport confiscated Sudiksha Konanki.
—Josh Feldman, NBC News, 16 Mar. 2025
This comes after authorities confiscated a deer that a Pennsylvania woman had been keeping as a pet earlier this year, as previously reported by PEOPLE.
—Kirsty Hatcher, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for confiscate
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“Confiscate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confiscate. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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