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confiscate definition

con·fis·cate (känfis kāt′)

transitive verb confiscated -·cat′ed, confiscating -·cat′·ing

  1. to seize (private property) for the public treasury, usually as a penalty
  2. to seize by or as by authority; appropriate

Etymology: < L confiscatus, pp. of confiscare, to lay up in a chest < com-, together + fiscus, money basket, public treasury: see fiscal

adjective

  1. confiscated
  2. having property confiscated

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