Confiscate

Word CONFISCATE
Character 10
Hyphenation con fis cate
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Confiscate"

What do we mean by confiscate?

To seize (private property) for the public treasury, especially as a penalty for wrongdoing. transitive verb

To seize by authority: synonym: appropriate. transitive verb

Seized by a government; appropriated. adjective

Having lost property through confiscation. adjective

To adjudge to be forfeited to the public treasury, as the goods or estate of a traitor or other criminal, by way of penalty; appropriate, by way of penalty, to public use.

To take away from another by or as if by authority; appropriate summarily, as anything improperly held or obtained by another; seize as forfeited for any reason: as, to confiscate a book; the police confiscated a set of gambling implements.

Forfeited and adjudged to the public treasury, as the goods of a criminal.

Appropriated under legal authority as forfeited.

To seize as forfeited to the public treasury; to appropriate to the public use. transitive verb

Seized and appropriated by the government to the public use; forfeited. adjective

To use one's authority to lay claim to and separate a possession from its holder. verb

Take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority verb

Surrendered as a penalty adjective

To use one's authority to lay claim to and separate a possession from its holder.

To officially take something away from somebody, especially as a punishment Urban Dictionary

The most disgraceful thing to your human rights. Urban Dictionary

Theft, when it is carried out by the state or by other authoritarian agents. The pigs invented this word, which sounds fancy and official, so they can keep on pretending to be consistently against theft when really they're the biggest thieves of all. Urban Dictionary

The act of "nutting" or ejaculating in a victims eyes and then robbing them blind. The name is a double-entendre as you literally are "confiscating" a person's money and because it was created by a jewish man named Kahn, who loved to steal shmeckels with his eye-nut technique. Because of Kahn, the name Kahnfiscate the moneys was popularized, sadly mistyping has changed history. A very common sign of disrespect in the 17th century, however is now resurfacing due to its use in the chorus of the song "black beatles" by Rae Sremmurd. Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Confiscate

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The word "confiscate" in example sentences

But Jesus never told people to confiscate from the rich and give to the poor, Robin Hood style. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I believe the unproductive have no right to confiscate from the productive. ❋ Unknown (2009)

That is why he is trying to spend every dollar he can confiscate from the American people. ❋ Unknown (2009)

A standard that allows him to 'confiscate' privately owned land ... with everybody knowing tha the biggest landlord has always been the government .. with everybody knowing that the new landlords are his family and party members ❋ Unknown (2007)

Ryan Denby, chief operations officer at Austin Rare Coins, Inc., says that some investors have become so afraid the federal government will "confiscate" bullion that they have been paying hundreds of dollars extra per ounce to buy gold coins instead. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The Port Authority replies the FAA has no right to "confiscate" the slots, which they claim as their own. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Here's a standard dictionary entry for "confiscate:" ❋ Unknown (2006)

By definition, only a person acting with property authority, such as a police officer with a warrant, can "confiscate" property. ❋ Unknown (2006)

The parent did NOT "confiscate" the tape, he stole it. ❋ Unknown (2006)

I "confiscate" phones etc. that make noises during lecture, and perhaps that just sends it so "underground" they have to concentrate more on that task. ❋ Ann Althouse (2005)

Later in history, Charles IX declared William of Nassau "an outlaw" and his principality "confiscate"; and in 1571, there was a three days 'massacre of Protestants. ❋ Elise Whitlock Rose (N/A)

From this word comes our "confiscate," "to turn totally into the Fiscus." ❋ Edward Lucas White (1900)

You think that because I love it will be easy to "confiscate" my will. ❋ Paul Elmer More (1900)

The term "confiscate" is one that instantly portrays how Brown and Labour see taxes and NI contributions. ❋ Fraser Nelson (2010)

Congress writes the laws, so they can tax, penalize, hold your funds hostage and, although they'd never use the word "confiscate," use your assets at their discretion. ❋ Whiskey (2010)

Their land was confiscated after the war. [The teacher] [threatened] to confiscate their [phones] if they kept using them in class. ❋ Nikki41184 (2010)

[The teacher] [threatened] to confiscate their [phones] if they kept using them in class. ❋ SmurfemeLeader (2018)

Police confiscated (i.e. stole) sound [equipment] because it was used in a [rave] which [the cops] didn't like. ❋ Annoyed Anarchist (2004)

[Black beatles] in the city, be back immediately, to [confiscate the moneys]. Tim: yo, [Kahn]. Can you buy dinner? Kahn: sure, I just confiscated the moneys from this thicc girl. ❋ Meatorino69 (2016)

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