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noun
- 1. the action of taking or seizing someone's property with authority; seizure: "a court ordered the confiscation of her property"
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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.
appropriated by the government : forfeited; deprived of property by confiscation… See the full definition
to take a possession away from someone when you have the right to do so, usually as a punishment and often for a limited period, after which it is returned to the owner: Miss Edwards confiscated my phone! His passport was confiscated by the police to prevent him from leaving the country. Compare. impound. seize. sequester.
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.
CONFISCATION meaning: 1. the act of confiscating a possession from someone (= taking it away as a punishment) or an…. Learn more.
Definition of confiscation noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Define confiscation. confiscation synonyms, confiscation pronunciation, confiscation translation, English dictionary definition of confiscation. tr.v. con·fis·cat·ed , con·fis·cat·ing , con·fis·cates 1. To seize for the public treasury, especially as a penalty for wrongdoing. 2. To seize by...
