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confiscation (noun)

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  • confiscation — confiscate con‧fis‧cate [ˈkɒnfskeɪt ǁ ˈkɑːn ] verb [transitive] LAW to officially take private property away from someone, for example because a crime has been committed: • The state can confiscate criminals profits from books or movies… …   Financial and business terms

  • confiscation — confiscate ► VERB 1) take or seize (property) with authority. 2) appropriate to the public treasury as a penalty. DERIVATIVES confiscation noun confiscatory adjective. ORIGIN Latin confiscare put away in a chest, consign to the public treasury ,… …   English terms dictionary

  • confiscation — 1540s, from M.Fr. confiscation, from L. confiscationem (nom. confiscatio), noun of action from confiscare (see CONFISCATE (Cf. confiscate)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • confiscation — noun see confiscate II …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • confiscation — noun The act or process of confiscating an item from public use; expropriation …   Wiktionary

  • confiscation — noun seizure by the government • Syn: ↑arrogation • Derivationally related forms: ↑arrogate (for: ↑arrogation), ↑confiscate • Hypernyms: ↑seizure …   Useful english dictionary

  • confiscation — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The act of taking quick and forcible possession of: expropriation, seizure. See GIVE …   English dictionary for students

  • confiscation — /ˌkɒnfɪs keɪʃ(ə)n/ noun the act of taking away someone’s possessions as a punishment …   Dictionary of banking and finance

  • confiscate — con‧fis‧cate [ˈkɒnfskeɪt ǁ ˈkɑːn ] verb [transitive] LAW to officially take private property away from someone, for example because a crime has been committed: • The state can confiscate criminals profits from books or movies describing their… …   Financial and business terms

  • confiscate — I. adjective Etymology: Latin confiscatus, past participle of confiscare to confiscate, from com + fiscus treasury Date: circa 1533 1. appropriated by the government ; forfeited 2. deprived of property by confiscation II. transitive verb ( c …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • confiscate — [ kɒnfɪskeɪt] verb take or seize (property) with authority. ↘appropriate to the public treasury as a penalty. Derivatives confiscation noun confiscator noun confiscatory adjective Origin C16 (earlier (C15) as confiscation): from L. confiscat ,… …   English new terms dictionary

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