confiscation

noun

Definition of confiscationnext
as in expropriation

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for confiscation
  1. expropriation
  2. annexation
  3. seizure
  4. impoundment
  5. takeover
  6. sequestration
  7. grab
  8. assumption
Noun
  • The Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act provides an exception for suits over the expropriation of property taken in violation of international law.
    Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 3 Dec. 2024
  • The expropriation of assets from Danone and Carlsberg is just the beginning, as the Kremlin likely plans more corporate seizures to benefit Putin’s allies in retaliation for the use of Russia’s Central Bank assets.
    Nezir Sinani, Fortune Europe, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of expropriation
Noun
  • Trump's annexation plans face obvious political and legal barriers.
    CAT ZAKRZEWSKI AND MARIANA ALFARO THE WASHINGTON POST, arkansasonline.com, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov has commented on U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's Greenland proposal, drawing parallels between the plan and Russia's annexation of several Ukrainian regions.
    Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of annexation
Noun
  • Russian President Vladimir Putin's seizure of Crimea, combined with his ambitious modernization program for Russia's armed forces, had to change how the U.S. government viewed Moscow.
    Patrick Reevell, ABC News, 17 Jan. 2025
  • In Kansas City, just one seizure last year netted enough fentanyl to potentially kill more than 5 million people.
    Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025
Definition of seizure
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  • Facebook posts indicate that Ing’s fish was caught from a carp impoundment, and subsequently released into a different pond.
    Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 8 Jan. 2025
  • If the president acts unilaterally to withhold from expenditure funds lawfully provided, those actions could be considered impoundment—a practice prohibited by law.
    Doug Criscitello, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of impoundment
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  • While police said the report of a migrant takeover was unfounded, there was at least one homicide this year at the complex where the offenders and victims were Venezuelan.
    Armando L. Sanchez, Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 2025
  • Nashville, Tennessee, added to the Southern takeover at #7.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of takeover
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  • Hydrogen using power from a plant that has recently added carbon capture and sequestration can also qualify.
    Daniel Moore, Axios, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Today, scientists have discovered a way to boost the sequestration of atmospheric carbon through a new experiment by spraying fine clay particles on microalgae blooms—particularly Rhodomonas salina.
    Scott Travers, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of sequestration
Noun
  • Bloomberg noted that acquiring TikTok could also be a powerful data grab to supercharge xAI.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 14 Jan. 2025
  • One of the greatest sports cars to ever bear the Shelby name is about to go up for grabs.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 14 Jan. 2025
Definition of grab
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  • But the officials and victims assembled in the Situation Room considered whether this assumption was really valid.
    Shane Harris, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Humans will glance at another human and make a broad assumption about the emotional state of that person by merely observing their face.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of assumption
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