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Recent Examples of confiscation
Earlier this year, officials began enforcing a nationwide ban on electronic cigarettes, with penalties that can include confiscation, fines and even detention.
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Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2026
Changing laws and confiscation Attorney Laritza Diversent pointed to the frequent amendments to Cuban laws as a major warning sign for investors.
—Sarah Moreno
updated March 24, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2026
Aboriginal groups, little affected by the early settlements and transient explorers, were devastated by the wholesale confiscation of their lands for stock leases.
—Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Mar. 2026
Over the decades there have been many reports of abuse endured by migrant workers in the region, including passport confiscation, wage theft and violence — including torture and death.
—Ashley Westerman, NPR, 17 Mar. 2026
And the more attention brought to the box via media interviews means more scrutiny may be placed on it, risking its confiscation by city authorities.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2026
Students caught wind of the confiscation and quickly rallied a sizable protest outside the school.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
New e-bike regulations to prohibit riders younger than 12, ban e-bikes at two community parks, and allow the temporary confiscation of reckless riders’ machines were introduced last week in Carlsbad.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
The city says the next step would be to tighten the law using confiscation.
—Kayla Moeller, CBS News, 7 Feb. 2026
Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2026
Changing laws and confiscation Attorney Laritza Diversent pointed to the frequent amendments to Cuban laws as a major warning sign for investors.
—Sarah Moreno
updated March 24, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2026
Aboriginal groups, little affected by the early settlements and transient explorers, were devastated by the wholesale confiscation of their lands for stock leases.
—Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Mar. 2026
Over the decades there have been many reports of abuse endured by migrant workers in the region, including passport confiscation, wage theft and violence — including torture and death.
—Ashley Westerman, NPR, 17 Mar. 2026
And the more attention brought to the box via media interviews means more scrutiny may be placed on it, risking its confiscation by city authorities.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2026
Students caught wind of the confiscation and quickly rallied a sizable protest outside the school.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
New e-bike regulations to prohibit riders younger than 12, ban e-bikes at two community parks, and allow the temporary confiscation of reckless riders’ machines were introduced last week in Carlsbad.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
The city says the next step would be to tighten the law using confiscation.
—Kayla Moeller, CBS News, 7 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for confiscation
Noun
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Conoco will not invest until there is way to recover some of the $12 billion that Venezuela owes the company from the expropriation of its assets, CEO Ryan Lance said Tuesday.—
Spencer Kimball,
CNBC,
24 Mar. 2026
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Uncompensated seizure under the land-expropriation law can only be pursued under narrow circumstances—when land is unused or has been abandoned, for example—and the program seemingly has yet to seize any property.—
Boyce Upholt,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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In his order, Burrows asked the legislative committee to complete a detailed analysis of the state and federal statutes needed to initiate the annexation process.—
Sarah Bahari,
Dallas Morning News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Ultimately, the approvals considered Tuesday for Project Steel — on annexation, rezoning of the property, a Planned Unit Development agreement, and the utility and infrastructure and development agreements — were all approved.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
Noun
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If DeSantis signs the bill into law, a Florida statute that regulates private investigative services, private security services and repossession services would be amended to open the door for unpaid volunteers to protect religious institutions with their own firearms.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
21 Mar. 2026
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Shocking footage showed the moment a suspect opened fire while chasing a man during a car repossession in Manor, Texas.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
17 Feb. 2026
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The Sacramento County Sheriff's Office says, early Sunday afternoon, other inmates at the open pod alerted deputies that an inmate was having what looked like a seizure.—
Cecilio Padilla,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2026
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That's where a court battle is playing out between Sheriff Chad Bianco, a prominent election denier running for governor, and Democrats who say a seizure of more than 60,000 ballots from a prior election is a political stunt that undermines public trust in voting.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
6 Apr. 2026
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In the texts, the scammer threatens vehicle impoundment, license suspension and a warrant for arrest being issued unless money is sent to them.—
Lillian Metzmeier,
Louisville Courier Journal,
26 Mar. 2026
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The city said in its release Central Iowa Towing and Recovery in its bid crossed out a requirement that the contractor provide notice by mail of the impoundment to the owner of the vehicle within 72 hours and wrote instead 20 days.—
Lee Rood,
Des Moines Register,
20 Feb. 2026
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This is an ancient practice that continues into the Middle Ages called usurpation.—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Mar. 2026
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The Court’s usurpation runs deeper than the invalidation of statutes with a liberal cast, though there has been plenty of that.—
Duncan Hosie,
The Atlantic,
13 Jan. 2026
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Not long after that, the Supporters' Trust took charge, running the club for the next decade and paving the way for the takeover by Ryan Reynolds and Rob Mac.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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Teen takeover events have led to violence and criminal charges in Chicago and its suburbs in the past.—
Evy Lewis,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2026
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The bill would have required a carbon storage operator to receive approval from a county legislative body or plan commission if the sequestration project would transport or store carbon dioxide outside the county where it’s generated.—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Mar. 2026
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Landowners in opposition of the project, many of them from Shelby County, plan to lobby Tuesday against the sequestration pipeline at the Iowa State Capitol.—
Cami Koons,
Des Moines Register,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Confiscation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confiscation. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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