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  • 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 — 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 — /ˈkɒnfəskeɪt / (say konfuhskayt) verb (t) (confiscated, confiscating) 1. to seize as forfeited to the public treasury; appropriate, by way of penalty, to public use. 2. to seize as if by authority; appropriate summarily. –adjective 3. confiscated …  

  • Confiscate — Con fis*cate (? or ?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Confiscated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Confiscating}.] To seize as forfeited to the public treasury; to appropriate to the public use. [1913 Webster] It was judged that he should be banished and his whole… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Confiscated — Confiscate Con fis*cate (? or ?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Confiscated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Confiscating}.] To seize as forfeited to the public treasury; to appropriate to the public use. [1913 Webster] It was judged that he should be banished and …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Confiscating — Confiscate Con fis*cate (? or ?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Confiscated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Confiscating}.] To seize as forfeited to the public treasury; to appropriate to the public use. [1913 Webster] It was judged that he should be banished and …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • confiscate — confiscatable, adj. confiscation, n. confiscator, n. /kon feuh skayt , keuhn fis kayt/, v., confiscated, confiscating, adj. v.t. 1. to seize as forfeited to the public domain; appropriate, by way of penalty, for public use. 2. to seize by or as… …   Universalium

  • confiscate — con•fis•cate [[t]ˈkɒn fəˌskeɪt, kənˈfɪs keɪt[/t]] v. cat•ed, cat•ing, adj. 1) to seize as forfeited to the public domain; appropriate, by way of penalty, for public use 2) to seize by or as if by authority; appropriate summarily 3) seized •… …   From formal English to slang

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