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1 confiscation
[ˌkɒnfɪ'skeɪʃn]nome confisca f.* * *noun confisca* * *confiscation► to confiscate* * *[ˌkɒnfɪ'skeɪʃn]nome confisca f.
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confiscation — confiscate con‧fis‧cate [ˈkɒnfskeɪt 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 [ˈkɒnfskeɪt 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