Thesaurus results for CONFISCATION

confiscation

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Definition of confiscation

as in expropriation

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Recent Examples of confiscation Use strong-arm tactics, such as the confiscation of old ballots, to intimidate officials and possibly serve as a dress rehearsal for federal muscle-flexing in future elections. — James Robenalt, Vanity Fair, 27 July 2026 Establishing a National Claims Commission to resolve confiscation claims from the post-1959 nationalizations, compensating former owners through bonds while protecting people who later acquired the same properties legally. — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026 Operators who breached temporary flight restrictions faced fines of up to $100,000, criminal charges and confiscation of their aircraft. — Lilian Raji, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026 The ruling ordered confiscation of financial assets and further investigations into the proceeds are ongoing. — Adam Leventhal, New York Times, 21 July 2026 The order threatens violators with confiscation, destruction of their devices and punishment (which are not specified). — Fatima Faizi, NPR, 10 July 2026 No individual or corporation may, by becoming sufficiently mistrusted by public opinion or a few public officials, be subjected in court to a wholesale confiscation of its assets beyond what the law permits. — David B McGarry, Oc Register, 8 July 2026 Drone operators who enter restricted airspace without approval can face fines of up to $100,000, along with criminal charges and confiscation of their drones, the FBI said. — Reuters, NBC news, 7 July 2026 According to the district’s Parent/Student Handbook, which was adopted in 2007 and last revised in 2022, unauthorized device use during the school day can result in consequences set by each campus, including confiscation of the device. — Chaewon Chung updated July 6, Sacbee.com, 6 July 2026

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In spite of legal safeguards, the wealthy still fear expropriation.

— Andy Browne, semafor.com, 21 July 2026
Put simply, this new deal consists of care in exchange for expropriation.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 June 2026

Definition of expropriation

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For China, practical control and influence matter more than formal annexation.

— Frank Lavin, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Members of his government, including the far-right finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, have called for annexation of the West Bank, territory Israel captured in the 1967 Middle East war.

— Reuters, NBC news, 27 July 2026

Definition of annexation

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Several entities — including insurance companies and vehicle repossession agencies — can mount such cameras or access the networks.

— Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 July 2026
Freedom Debt Relief helps with credit card debt, medical debt, most personal loans, some private student loans, as well as collections or repossessions.

— Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 21 July 2026

Definition of repossession

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The plan, if approved by the EPA, would direct IDEM to create a permitting section with about nine to 13 staff members to address coal ash impoundment closure permit applications.

— Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2026
Authorize impoundment of vehicles involved in violations under certain circumstances.

— Brian Sherrod, CBS News, 23 June 2026

Definition of impoundment

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The attempt of any of the parts to exercise it is usurpation.

— Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026
Those laws sought to alter the reporting structure for the secretary or the directors in violation of Amendment 33 of the Arkansas Constitution, which protects the vested powers of constitutional boards, like the Board of Corrections, from usurpation by the governor, the General Assembly or both.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 May 2026

Definition of usurpation

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The exchange came as the county office projects the district will need to close a $150 million gap by June 2027 to avoid a state takeover.

— Chaewon Chung Updated July 31, Sacbee.com, 1 Aug. 2026
The Glazer family, led by the late billionaire Malcolm Glazer, completed its takeover of Manchester United in 2005.

— Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 30 July 2026

Definition of takeover

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Fleming staked much of his campaign on opposition to carbon capture and sequestration, the process for injecting carbon dioxide waste underground to reduce industrial pollution.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 June 2026
And in Colorado, state agencies just launched a technical study to evaluate the potential of repurposing old wells for geothermal development and carbon capture and sequestration.

— Maria Gallucci, Wired News, 16 May 2026

Definition of sequestration

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