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confiscatory Definition

con·fis·ca·tory (kən fis′kə tôr′ē)

adjective

  1. of, constituting, or effecting confiscation a confiscatory tax
  2. confiscating

confiscatory Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

taxis: Long's scheme called for a massive redistribution of wealth through high inheritance taxes and confiscatory taxes on high incomes.