confiscable

[kuh n-fis-kuh-buh l, kon-fuh-skuh-buh l] /kənˈfɪs kə bəl, ˈkɒn fə skə bəl/

Word Origin

adjective

liable to be confiscated.

Origin of confiscable

1720-1730

First recorded in 1720-30; confisc(ate) + -able

Related forms

nonconfiscable, adjective

unconfiscable, adjective

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This left only the "confiscable" property to be collected and sold.

The Sequel of Appomattox Walter Lynwood Fleming
The property of the rebels is confiscable by the ever observed rule of war, as consecrated by international laws.

Diary from March 4, 1861, to November 12, 1862
Adam Gurowski

British Dictionary definitions for confiscable

confiscable

/kənˈfɪskəbəl/

adjective

subject or liable to confiscation or seizure

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