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- Dictionaryconfiscate/ˈkɒnfɪskeɪt/
verb
- 1. take or seize (someone's property) with authority: "the guards confiscated his camera"
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CONFISCATE definition: 1. to take a possession away from someone when you have the right to do so, usually as a punishment…. Learn more.
appropriated by the government : forfeited; deprived of property by confiscation… See the full definition
to take a possession away from someone when you have the right to do so, usually as a punishment and often for a limited period, after which it is returned to the owner: Miss Edwards confiscated my phone! His passport was confiscated by the police to prevent him from leaving the country. Compare. impound. seize. sequester.
To confiscate means to take away temporarily for security or legal reasons. It implies an act by an authority upon one of less power. If you use your cell phone in class, the teacher might confiscate it for the day.
Confiscate definition: to seize as forfeited to the public domain; appropriate, by way of penalty, for public use.. See examples of CONFISCATE used in a sentence.
If you confiscate something from someone, you take it away from them, usually as a punishment. The courts can confiscate assets from people who have committed offences. [VERB noun + from] They confiscated weapons, ammunition and propaganda material.
verb. /ˈkɒnfɪskeɪt/ /ˈkɑːnfɪskeɪt/ Verb Forms. confiscate something to officially take something away from somebody, especially as a punishment. Their land was confiscated after the war. The teacher threatened to confiscate their phones if they kept using them in class. Our belongings were temporarily confiscated. Topics Crime and punishment c2.
Confiscate definition: To seize (private property) for the public treasury, especially as a penalty for wrongdoing.
CONFISCATE definition: to take something away from someone, especially as a punishment. Learn more.
1. To seize (private property) for the public treasury, especially as a penalty for wrongdoing. 2. To seize by authority: The teacher confiscated all the comic books we had in class. See Synonyms at appropriate. adj. (kŏn′fĭ-skāt′, kən-fĭs′kət) 1. Seized by a government; appropriated. 2. Having lost property through confiscation.
