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   con·fis·cate

   /ˈkänfəˌskāt/

   verb

   • 1. take or seize (someone's property) with authority: "the guards confiscated his camera"
   • ▪ take (a possession, especially land) as a penalty and give it to the public treasury: "this land was confiscated after the Second World War"

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from Latin confiscat- ‘put away in a chest, consigned to the public treasury’, from the verb confiscare, based on con- ‘together’ + fiscus ‘chest, treasury’.

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCONFISCATE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   CONFISCATE definition: 1. to take a possession away from someone when you have the right to do so, usually as a punishment…. Learn more.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › confiscateConfiscate Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of CONFISCATE is appropriated by the government : forfeited. How to use confiscate in a sentence.

4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › confiscateConfiscate - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

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   To confiscate means to take away temporarily for security or legal reasons. It implies an act by an authority upon one of less power. If you use your cell phone in class, the teacher might confiscate it for the day.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCONFISCATE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   CONFISCATE meaning: 1. to take a possession away from someone when you have the right to do so, usually as a punishment…. Learn more.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCONFISCATE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you confiscate something from someone, you take it away from them, often as a punishment.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishconfiscate verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   confiscate something to officially take something away from somebody, especially as a punishment Their land was confiscated after the war. The teacher threatened to confiscate their phones if they kept using them in class.

8. en.thefreedictionary.com › confiscateConfiscate - definition of confiscate by The Free Dictionary

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   confiscate - take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority; "The FBI seized the drugs"; "The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment"; "The police confiscated the stolen artwork"

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionconfiscate verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of confiscate verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of confiscate – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge...

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    CONFISCATE definition: to take something away from someone, especially as a punishment. Learn more.

11. www.oed.com › dictionary › confiscate_adjconfiscate, adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

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    The earliest known use of the adjective confiscate is in the mid 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for confiscate is from before 1533, in a translation by 2nd Baron Berners, soldier, diplomat, and translator.