kən-ˈfi-skət
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George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 15 July 2024
Some more reputable sites, including GG Poker, have tried to implement anti-cheating software to detect when players are using computer solvers to assist them in real time, banning some accounts and confiscating their winnings.
—Nicole Narea, Vox, 15 July 2024
After obtaining a search warrant, agents raided the place on Oct. 4, 2018 and confiscated more than $1,000 in cash and narcotics found on the premises, police said.
—Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 30 June 2024
Back in Mexico, a federal Secretary of Security official, who agreed to speak on the condition of anonymity, said authorities confiscated two Javelins from a faction of the New Generation Jalisco Cartel.
—Steve Fisher, USA TODAY, 29 June 2024
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“Confiscate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/confiscate. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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confiscate
transitive verb
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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