[
UK
/kˈɒnfɪskˌeɪt/
]
[ US /ˈkɑnfəˌskeɪt/ ]
[ US /ˈkɑnfəˌskeɪt/ ]
VERB
-
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
- surrendered as a penalty
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!