kən-ˈfi-skət
Examples of confiscate in a Sentence
Emma Bussey , Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 16 Sep. 2025
But after filling out the documents, the ICE agents confiscated the belongings of the workers and boarded the workers into police vans, the diary said, transporting some with chains around their waists, ankles, and wrists.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 15 Sep. 2025
The Associated Press reported each traveler was fined about $1,350 each and confiscated their surfboard.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
The two weapons were then found and confiscated by the school resource officer and other safety personnel.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Confiscate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/confiscate. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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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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