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Confiscated - What does it mean?

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confiscated

English

Verb

(head)
  • (confiscate)

    • confiscate

    English

    Verb

    (confiscat)
  • To use one's authority to lay claim to and separate a possession from its holder.
    • In schools it is common for teachers to confiscate electronic games and other distractions.

    Synonyms

    * (take possession of)

    See also

    * confiscation

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (obsolete) confiscated; seized and appropriated by the government for public use; forfeit
  • * Shakespeare
    • Lest that your goods too soon be confiscate .
  • * Shakespeare
    • Thy lands and goods / Are, by the laws of Venice, confiscate / Unto the state of Venice.
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    Not English

    has no English definition. It may be misspelled.