confiscator
fəˌskeɪt, kənˈfɪs 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
3.
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
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confiscate (ˈkɒnfɪˌskeɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to seize (property), esp for public use and esp by way of a penalty |
| —adj | |
| 2. | seized or confiscated; forfeit |
| 3. | having lost or been deprived of property through confiscation |
| [C16: from Latin confiscāre to seize for the public treasury, from fiscus basket, treasury] | |
| confis'cation | |
| —n | |
| 'confiscator | |
| —n | |
| confiscate (ˈkɒnfɪˌskeɪt) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to seize (property), esp for public use and esp by way of a penalty |
| —adj | |
| 2. | seized or confiscated; forfeit |
| 3. | having lost or been deprived of property through confiscation |
| [C16: from Latin confiscāre to seize for the public treasury, from fiscus basket, treasury] | |
| confis'cation | |
| —n | |
| 'confiscator | |
| —n | |
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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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