confiscation

noun

con·​fis·​ca·​tion ˌkän-fə-ˈskā-shən 

plural -s

: the act of confiscating or state of being confiscated : the taking of private property to the public use as being forfeited

Word History

Etymology

Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin confiscation-, confiscatio, from confiscatus + -ion-, -io -ion

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Rhymes for confiscation

• abdication
• aberration
• abjuration
• abnegation
• abrogation
• acceptation
• acclamation
• acclimation
• accusation
• activation
• actuation
• acylation