kən-ˈfi-skət
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Mandi Wright, Detroit Free Press, 21 Nov. 2024
And in September that year Colombian officials confiscated a shipment of almost 3,500 shark fins bound for Hong Kong.
—Jack Guy, CNN, 20 Nov. 2024
Well, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation confiscated Peanut the social media star squirrel and euthanized him.
—Cate Martel, The Hill, 4 Nov. 2024
The Kurdish president made this remark following public criticism by some in Iraq over the U.S. transfer of lightweight 105 mm M119 howitzers to the Peshmerga in August, including calls for Baghdad to confiscate the heavy weapons.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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“Confiscate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/confiscate. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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confiscate
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Note: Illegal items such as narcotics or firearms, or profits from the sale of illegal items, may be confiscated by law enforcement officers. Additionally, government action that reduces the value of property to a person or entity as to make it nearly worthless has been held to constitute confiscation. Examples of such government action include the passage of zoning laws that prevent the use of land for its designated purpose and the setting of utility rates so low that the utility company cannot realize a reasonable return on its investment.
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