[ UK /kˈɒnfɪskˌe‍ɪt/ ]
[ US /ˈkɑnfəˌskeɪt/ ]
VERB
  1. take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority
    The FBI seized the drugs
    The police confiscated the stolen artwork
    The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment
ADJECTIVE
  1. surrendered as a penalty
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How To Use confiscate In A Sentence

  • Grimm leveled his confiscated weapon at the blue-clad human, sighting down its length.
  • In all, some 15.5 million pills were confiscated and the street price for the drug doubled or trebled over the course of the three months from February 1 to April 30.
  • The charity also revealed it had cost £27,500 to kennel the dogs since they were confiscated in October, 2003.
  • [Ed: his house was subsequently raided, his data and computers confiscated and examined] After four years the police have finally admited they should never have arrested him in the first place. Boing Boing
  • If you violate the country's camera use rules, they may confiscate your equipment and we have absolutely no recourse.
  • That is why he is trying to spend every dollar he can confiscate from the American people. Obama takes heat from Democrats over jobs
  • He also confiscates one of the two boxes of matches I have, telling me that only one box is allowed, although later I find a matchbook lost in the folds of my purse.
  • Even the smallest metallic object, whether a nail file or cigarette lighter, is immediately confiscated.
  • Nine state vehicles used without authority were confiscated, six firearms seized and four unroadworthy vehicles were taken off the road.
  • Miss Edwards has confiscated my comics till the end of term!
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