confiscate
[ verb kon-fuh-skeyt; adjective kuhn-fis-kit ]
/ verb ˈkɒn fəˌskeɪt; adjective kənˈfɪs kɪt /
verb (used with object), con·fis·cat·ed, con·fis·cat·ing.
to seize as forfeited to the public domain; appropriate, by way of penalty, for public use.
to seize by or as if by authority; appropriate summarily: The border guards confiscated our movie cameras.
adjective
seized or appropriated, as for public use.
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Origin of confiscate
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Example sentences from the Web for confiscate
Yet the federal government continues to treat it like a schedule one narcotic — the same classification for heroin — and so sometimes its agents confiscate large amounts of product and cash.
Morning Report: Border Patrol Is Tripping Up Legal Pot Operations|Voice of San Diego|June 29, 2020|Voice of San DiegoSamuels said it would make sense if Border Patrol just logged shipments from state-licensed businesses and requested the Certificate of Analysis so they could keep track them, rather than confiscate the product.
Businesses Say Border Patrol Is Seizing Legal Cannabis Between San Diego, Imperial|Jesse Marx and Maya Srikrishnan|June 29, 2020|Voice of San DiegoJosh Swider, CEO of InfiniteCAL, a testing lab in San Diego, said one of his sampling technicians was stopped at the end of May and 14 samples of hemp were confiscated.
Businesses Say Border Patrol Is Seizing Legal Cannabis Between San Diego, Imperial|Jesse Marx and Maya Srikrishnan|June 29, 2020|Voice of San DiegoFour days earlier, on June 24, 1969, the police, led by Deputy Inspector Seymour Pine, raided the Stonewall Inn and began arresting bar employees and confiscating liquor.
British Dictionary definitions for confiscate
confiscate
/ (ˈkɒnfɪˌskeɪt) /
verb (tr)
to seize (property), esp for public use and esp by way of a penalty
adjective
seized or confiscated; forfeit
having lost or been deprived of property through confiscation
Derived forms of confiscate
confiscation, nounconfiscator, nounWord Origin for confiscate
C16: from Latin confiscāre to seize for the public treasury, from fiscus basket, treasury
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