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    confiscate
    /ˈkɒnfɪskeɪt/

    verb

    • 1. take or seize (someone's property) with authority: "the guards confiscated his camera"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCONFISCATE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    CONFISCATE definition: 1. to take a possession away from someone when you have the right to do so, usually as a punishment…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › confiscateConfiscate Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Learn the meaning, synonyms, examples, and history of the word confiscate, which can be an adjective or a verb. Confiscate means to seize as forfeited to the public treasury or to deprive of property by confiscation.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCONFISCATE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    Confiscate means to take something away from someone, usually as a punishment, by legal authority. Learn how to use this word in different contexts and see synonyms, antonyms and translations.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › confiscateCONFISCATE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Confiscate definition: to seize as forfeited to the public domain; appropriate, by way of penalty, for public use.. See examples of CONFISCATE used in a sentence.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCONFISCATE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Learn the meaning of confiscate, a verb that means to take something away from someone, usually as a punishment. Find out how to use it in sentences, pronounce it, and see related words and translations.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › confiscateConfiscate - definition of confiscate by The Free Dictionary

    Confiscate means to seize (private property) for the public treasury, especially as a penalty for wrongdoing, or to seize by authority. See synonyms, translations, and usage examples from various sources.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › confiscateconfiscate verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    confiscate something to officially take something away from somebody, especially as a punishment Their land was confiscated after the war. The teacher threatened to confiscate their phones if they kept using them in class.