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CONFISCATION definition: 1. the act of confiscating a possession from someone (= taking it away as a punishment) or an…. Learn more.
Confiscation (from the Latin confiscatio "to consign to the fiscus, i.e. transfer to the treasury") is a legal form of seizure by a government or other public authority. The word is also used, popularly, of spoliation under legal forms, or of any seizure of property as punishment or in enforcement of the law.
Confiscation definition: the act, as a penalty, of seizing or appropriating something for public use or for ownership by the state. See examples of CONFISCATION used in a sentence.
the taking away of the property of another, usually by the state. In relation to the acquisition of land and the like for state projects, most systems have procedures allowing for appeal and always with compensation.
CONFISCATION meaning: 1. the act of confiscating a possession from someone (= taking it away as a punishment) or an…. Learn more.
confiscation noun [ C or U ] uk / ˌkɒnfɪˈskeɪʃ ə n / us / ˌkɑː– / Our investigation resulted in the confiscation of $227,000 in pirated material .
confiscation, in property law, act of appropriating private property for state or sovereign use. Confiscation as an incident of state power can be traced back to the Roman Empire and earlier; it has existed in some form in most countries around the world.
