as in seized
to take ownership or control of (something) by right of one's authority
anything that might be used as a weapon will be confiscated by the security guards
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Recent Examples of confiscated
An Oscar statuette confiscated by airport security will be returned to its owner, Russian educator Pavel Talankin, after TSA staff determined the trophy was a safety risk.
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Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 1 May 2026
Each of their cell phones were confiscated by police, the records say.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 1 May 2026
Exxon and Venezuela had a major legal battle after Maduro’s predecessor, the late President Hugo Chávez, confiscated the company’s assets in the South American country.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 1 May 2026
Laws need to be changed to permit vehicles to be confiscated and auctioned off to the public.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 30 Apr. 2026
Vaping, meanwhile, is banned outright, and devices will be confiscated at the airport and may even attract fines.
—Shradha Shahani, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Apr. 2026
Cemetery officials confiscated the notes and film of the two reporters, saying reporters needed permission to visit the cemetery.
—ABC News, 25 Apr. 2026
Israeli police have for years confiscated Palestinian flags from Palestinians, accusing them of disturbing the peace.
—Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026
Hundreds of thousands of Cuban Americans are pursuing compensation for homes, businesses and land confiscated by Castro’s government, complicating potential negotiations.
—Joshua Goodman, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 1 May 2026
Each of their cell phones were confiscated by police, the records say.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 1 May 2026
Exxon and Venezuela had a major legal battle after Maduro’s predecessor, the late President Hugo Chávez, confiscated the company’s assets in the South American country.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 1 May 2026
Laws need to be changed to permit vehicles to be confiscated and auctioned off to the public.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 30 Apr. 2026
Vaping, meanwhile, is banned outright, and devices will be confiscated at the airport and may even attract fines.
—Shradha Shahani, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Apr. 2026
Cemetery officials confiscated the notes and film of the two reporters, saying reporters needed permission to visit the cemetery.
—ABC News, 25 Apr. 2026
Israeli police have for years confiscated Palestinian flags from Palestinians, accusing them of disturbing the peace.
—Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026
Hundreds of thousands of Cuban Americans are pursuing compensation for homes, businesses and land confiscated by Castro’s government, complicating potential negotiations.
—Joshua Goodman, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for confiscated
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He was also ordered to pay nearly $111 million in restitution and forfeit roughly $17 million that the government seized from bank accounts.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
8 May 2026
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So far this year, 12 guns have been seized by Annapolis Police, according to department data.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
8 May 2026
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The recipe for his simple spaghetti sauce, which Chef Boiardi originally sold attached to milk bottles at his original Ohio restaurants, features basic ingredients, including diced carrots.—
Philip Potempa,
Chicago Tribune,
8 May 2026
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The new 250 boots will also feature a special hangtag that commemorates the anniversary and includes a golden bottle opener key chain that is attached to each boot.—
Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
8 May 2026
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All were expropriated and razed to the ground.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 Apr. 2026
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That single word can send a chill down the spine of any entrepreneur in Miami, where there are descendants of so many families whose businesses were confiscated by Castro revolution, including small businesses expropriated in 1968.—
Sarah Moreno
Updated March 24,
Miami Herald,
24 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The fact that they were not sequestered right from the start blows me away.—
Emily Krauser,
PEOPLE,
1 May 2026
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The cast’s glam team is sequestered from the actual set, however.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Confiscated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confiscated. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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