Dictionary Entry
confiscation
Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/ˌkɒnfɪˈskeɪʃən/Word FrequencyUncommon (3.97)Curriculum FrequencyLess common (1)The act or process of confiscating.
In a Sentence
“The police carried out the confiscation of illegal drugs found at the warehouse.”
Published Usage Examples
“"Direct confiscation would complete this quickly, often at one stroke, while _confiscation through taxation permits the disappearance of capitalists 'property through a long-drawn-out process, proceeding in the exact degree in which the new order is established and its benevolent influence made perceptible.”
“The Norwegian Foreign Ministry summoned Iran's charge d'affaires on Thursday to protest against what it called the confiscation of Ebadi's Nobel medal and diploma and express 'grave concern' about the treatment of her husband.”
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Origin
Latin 'confiscare', meaning 'to seize for the public treasury'.
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Poetry examples for “confiscation”
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