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   confiscate

   /ˈkɒnfɪskeɪt/

   verb

   • 1. take or seize (someone's property) with authority: "the guards confiscated his camera"
   • ▪ appropriate (something, especially land) to the public treasury as a penalty: "this land was confiscated after the Second World War"

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from Latin confiscat- ‘put away in a chest, consigned to the public treasury’, from the verb confiscare, based on con- ‘together’ + fiscus ‘chest, treasury’.

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2. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › confiscationConfiscation - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   1 day ago · noun. seizure by the government. synonyms: arrogation. see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Confiscation." Vocabulary.com Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/confiscation. Accessed 30 Jun. 2024. Copy citation. Examples from books and articles. loading examples... Word Family. confiscation. confiscated. confiscation.

3. askewslegal.co › insights › criminal-lawFAQs on the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA) | Askews Legal LLP

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   Jun 20, 2024 · The POCA 2022 is designed to recover assets obtained through criminal activities. POCA gives authorities the power to confiscate, restrain, and recover assets derived from or used in illegal conduct. It includes provisions for criminal confiscation, civil recovery, and money laundering offences.

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   Jun 18, 2024 · Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), U.S. federal statute targeting organized crime and white-collar crime. Since being enacted in 1970, it has been used extensively and successfully to prosecute thousands of individuals and organizations in the United States.

5. www.haaretz.com › israel-news › 2024/07/06Netanyahu Tried to Derail the Hostage Deal Even Before Hamas ......

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   3 days ago · A hole of 250 billion shekels ($66 billion) has been created because of the war, and someone will need to fill it. The government will collapse. Belief that the government's dissolution and early elections will occur after the High Holidays explains the renewed attack on the judicial system over the past two weeks.

6. www.globaldefensecorp.com › 2024/06/14 › g7-countries-agreedG7 Countries agreed to confiscate $50 billion of Russian assets...

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   Jun 14, 2024 · Under international law, the West cannot simply confiscate the Russian central bank’s money. To get around that, EU countries looking to help Ukraine agreed early last month to seize interest generated by frozen Russian assets instead — a windfall of between 2.5 and 3.0 billion euros per year.

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   Jun 14, 2024 · What is a bail-in? A bail-in is a form of financial relief for banks that are in danger of collapsing or going bankrupt. The relief comes from canceling some or all of the bank’s debt by...

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   Jul 1, 2024 · What's at Stake. Police abuse of civil asset forfeiture laws has shaken our nation’s conscience. Civil forfeiture allows police to seize — and then keep or sell — any property they allege is involved in a crime.