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verb (used with object)
1.
to seize as forfeited to the public domain; appropriate, by way of penalty, for public use.
2.
to seize by or as if by authority; appropriate summarily: The border guards confiscated our movie cameras.
adjective
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Confiscate
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Origin:
1525–35; < Latin confiscātus (past participle of confiscāre to seize for the public treasury), equivalent to con- con- + fisc(us) basket, moneybag, public treasury (see fiscal) + -ātus -ate1
1525–35; < Latin confiscātus (past participle of confiscāre to seize for the public treasury), equivalent to con- con- + fisc(us) basket, moneybag, public treasury (see fiscal) + -ātus -ate1
Related forms
con·fis·cat·a·ble, adjective
con·fis·ca·tion, noun
con·fis·ca·tor, noun
non·con·fis·ca·tion, noun
pro·con·fis·ca·tion, adjective
EXPANDre·con·fis·cate, verb (used with object), re·con·fis·cat·ed, re·con·fis·cat·ing.
un·con·fis·cat·ed, adjective
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Example Sentences
- He spends his days staring into oncoming traffic, hoping to make a sale before the police move him or confiscate a sheep.
- It eventually took government intervention to confiscate the furry contraband and shut down the sweatshops.
- It must disarm the militants and confiscate their weapons.
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Word Origin & History
confiscate
c.1533, originally, "to appropriate for the treasury," from L. confiscatus pp. of confiscare, from com- "together" + fiscus "public treasury," lit. "money basket."
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