Confiscate Definition
kŏnfĭ-skāt
confiscated, confiscates, confiscating
verb
confiscated, confiscates, confiscating
To seize (private property) for the public treasury, usually as a penalty.
Webster's New World
To seize by or as by authority; appropriate.
Webster's New World
To use one's authority to lay claim to and separate a possession from its holder.
In schools it is common for teachers to confiscate electronic games and other distractions.
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Synonyms:
adjective
Seized by a government; appropriated.
American Heritage
Having lost property through confiscation.
American Heritage
Shakespeare.
Thy lands and goods / Are, by the laws of Venice, confiscate / Unto the state of Venice.
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Origin of Confiscate
Latin cōnfiscāre cōnfiscāt com- com- fiscus treasury
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Latin confiscare ("to declare property of the fisc").
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