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

Example Sentences

Russia launched another confiscatory currency reform in 1993 amid the dismantling of the “ruble zone,” aiming to stop newly independent post-Soviet independent states from using, and undermining, the ruble.

From Washington Post

Billionaire Peter Thiel, a founder of PayPal, has publicly condemned “confiscatory taxes.”

From ProPublica