confiscatory

American  

[kuhn-fis-kuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] / kənˈfɪs kəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /

adjective

1. characterized by, effecting, or resulting in confiscation.

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confiscatory British  

/ kənˈfɪskətərɪ, -trɪ /

adjective

1. involving confiscation

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Other Word Forms

• unconfiscatory adjective

Etymology

Origin of confiscatory

First recorded in 1790–1800; confiscate + -ory ¹

Example Sentences

It is a fitting occasion to recall how George Harrison, railing against Britain’s confiscatory tax regime, unwittingly helped create the template for this market.

From The Wall Street Journal

Now small investors may finally be invited into private deals, but probably only second-rate ones for confiscatory fees.

From The Wall Street Journal

They argue it is confiscatory and violates the regional government's autonomy, according to a lawyer's draft for the appeal seen by Reuters.

From Reuters

Scaife recalled in his memoir, a copy of which is kept at the Library of Congress, that he was never told exactly why the trusts had been set up but he always assumed his mother was seeking legal tax avoidance in anticipation of the "confiscatory" tax policies of the New Deal.

From Salon

“We have a danger zone until the election of 2022,” he said, adding that removing the filibuster would lead to “all kinds of michief” by Democrats — including widespread voting by mail and “confiscatory” tax policies.

From Seattle Times