Definition of Confiscate
Confiscate
con·fis·cate
Definition/Meaning
(verb)
To take away something, especially as a punishment or to enforce a law.
e.g. The police confiscated the illegal drugs from the suspect's car.
(verb)
to take possession of something (especially land) as a penalty and give it to the public treasury, to seize something that has been forfeited;
e.g. The nation decided to confiscate territories from the revolting local government.
(adjective)
having been acquired or seized by the government, or having been forfeited to the government;
e.g. The police brought the confiscate goods to the evidence room.
(adjective)
having had one's property seized or taken away;
e.g. The confiscate criminals were happy to be released, but they had lost their loot.
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