meaning of confiscate2
1. Seized and appropriated by the government to the public use; forfeited.
2. To seize as forfeited to the public treasury; to appropriate to the public use.
3. 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
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confiscate | confiscated | confiscating | confiscation | confiscator | confiscatory |
