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confiscate

('k/A/nf/I/,sk/eI/t )

adjective (a)

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

source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

surrendered as a penalty(adj.all)

Synonym:
forfeit, forfeited

source: wordnet30

verb (v)

take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority(verb.possession)

Example:
The police confiscated the stolen artwork.

Synonym:
attach, impound, seize, sequester

source: wordnet30
To seize as forfeited to the public treasury; to appropriate to the public use.(verb)

source: webster1913

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