Confiscate (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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verb (used with object), con·fis·cat·ed, con·fis·cat·ing.
  1. to seize as forfeited to the public domain; appropriate, by way of penalty, for public use.
  2. to seize by or as if by authority; appropriate summarily: The border guards confiscated our movie cameras.
adjective
  1. seized or appropriated, as for public use.
verb (tr)
  1. to seize (property), esp for public use and esp by way of a penalty
adjective
  1. seized or confiscated; forfeit
  2. having lost or been deprived of property through confiscation
Confiscate (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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