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1 confiscate
['kɒnfɪskeɪt]verbo transitivo confiscare ( from a)* * *['konfiskeit](to seize or take (something) away, usually as a penalty: The teacher confiscated the boy's comic which he was reading in class.) confiscare* * *['kɒnfɪskeɪt]verbo transitivo confiscare ( from a) -
2 forfeit
I 1. ['fɔːfɪt]1) (action, process) confisca f.2) (sum, token) pegno m.3) (in game) pegno m., penitenza f.2.II ['fɔːfɪt]to be forfeit — form. [ property] essere confiscato (to a)
1) (under duress) perdere, essere privato di [right, liberty]2) (voluntarily) rinunciare a [ right]3) dir. comm. dover pagare [ sum]* * *['fo:fit] 1. noun(something that must be given up because one has done something wrong, especially in games: If you lose the game you will have to pay a forfeit.) multa, pegno2. verb(to lose (something) because one has done something wrong: He forfeited our respect by telling lies.) perdere3. adjective(forfeited: His former rights are forfeit now.) confiscato, perduto* * *forfeit /ˈfɔ:fɪt/A n.1 ammenda; multa; penalità; penale2 [u] (leg.) confisca3 (leg.) cosa confiscata6 (al pl.) gioco dei pegniB a.1 confiscato: All his riches were forfeit to the Crown, tutte le sue ricchezze sono state confiscate a favore della corona2 perduto ( in seguito a condanna); condannato: He knew his life was forfeit, sapeva che la sua vita era ormai perduta.(to) forfeit /ˈfɔ:fɪt/A v. t.1 (leg.) perdere (qc. o un diritto a qc., per inadempimento, violazione di una norma, confisca, ecc.): to forfeit one's claim to compensation, perdere il diritto a un risarcimento2 (leg.) subire la confisca di: to forfeit an estate, subire la confisca di una proprietà; The estate was forfeited to the state, la proprietà fu confiscata e passò allo Stato3 perdere (qc., per colpa propria); giocarsi (fam.): He may have forfeited his chance of being elected, potrebbe aver perso (o essersi giocato) la possibilità di essere eletto4 rinunciare a; cedereB v. i.(leg., arc.) essere inadempiente● (leg.: di chi è in libertà su cauzione) to forfeit one's bail, non comparire in giudizio □ to forfeit one's life, segnare la propria condanna a morte; rinunciare alla vita.* * *I 1. ['fɔːfɪt]1) (action, process) confisca f.2) (sum, token) pegno m.3) (in game) pegno m., penitenza f.2.II ['fɔːfɪt]to be forfeit — form. [ property] essere confiscato (to a)
1) (under duress) perdere, essere privato di [right, liberty]2) (voluntarily) rinunciare a [ right]3) dir. comm. dover pagare [ sum]
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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 , from fiscus … English terms dictionary
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 — con·fis·cate / kän fə ˌskāt/ vt cat·ed, cat·ing: to seize without compensation as forfeited to the public treasury compare criminal forfeiture ◇ Illegal items such as narcotics or firearms, or profits from the sale of illegal items, may be… … Law dictionary
confiscate — verb To take possession of by force or authority; expropriate. In schools it is common for teachers to confiscate electronic games and other distractions. Syn: appropriate, arrogate, usurp … Wiktionary
confiscate — verb Confiscate is used with these nouns as the object: ↑passport, ↑property … Collocations dictionary
confiscate — verb (T) to officially take private property away from someone, usually as a punishment: Miss Williams confiscated all our sweets. confiscation, noun (C, U): the confiscation of pornographic material confiscatory adjective … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
confiscate — verb the guards confiscated his camera Syn: impound, seize, commandeer, requisition, appropriate, expropriate, sequester, sequestrate, take (away); Law distrain Ant: return … Thesaurus of popular words
confiscate — verb Syn: impound, seize, commandeer, requisition, appropriate, expropriate, sequester Ant: return … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
confiscate — [16] Confiscate’s etymological connotations are financial: the Latin verb confīscāre meant ‘appropriate to the public treasury’. It was formed from the collective prefix com and fiscus. This meant originally ‘rush basket’; it was applied to the… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
confiscate — [[t]kɒ̱nfɪskeɪt[/t]] confiscates, confiscating, confiscated VERB If you confiscate something from someone, you take it away from them, usually as a punishment. [V n from n] There is concern that police use the law to confiscate assets from people … English dictionary
confiscate — UK [ˈkɒnfɪˌskeɪt] / US [ˈkɑnfɪˌskeɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms confiscate : present tense I/you/we/they confiscate he/she/it confiscates present participle confiscating past tense confiscated past participle confiscated to officially remove… … English dictionary