confiscatory

[ kuhn-fis-kuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]

adjective

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

confiscatory

/ kənˈfɪskətərɪ; -trɪ /

adjective

1. involving confiscation

Other Words From

• uncon·fisca·tory adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of confiscatory¹

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