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Recent Examples of confiscation
The Nazi Party began looting art in the early 1930s from Jewish dealers who were forced to sell their valuables before fleeing to safety, and an official confiscation group called the Einsatzstab Reichsleiters Rosenberg (ERR) was created in 1940.
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Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Consequences for violations vary by school but may include parental contact, device confiscation, detention or suspension.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 8 Aug. 2025
The effort has also led to the arrest of 112 individuals, the seizure of 52 firearms and the confiscation of over $230,000 in cash.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Tips led to the confiscation of weapons in 25 instances and drugs/alcohol in 228 instances.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Consequences for violations vary by school but may include parental contact, device confiscation, detention or suspension.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 8 Aug. 2025
The effort has also led to the arrest of 112 individuals, the seizure of 52 firearms and the confiscation of over $230,000 in cash.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Tips led to the confiscation of weapons in 25 instances and drugs/alcohol in 228 instances.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for confiscation
Noun
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The expropriation entailed the government seizing a 51% equity stake in YPF.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
29 Aug. 2025
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Land expropriations will also be authorized.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Crown Point resident Susan McKendry, during the public hearing portion of the annexation request, asked about how the new business park would be serviced in regards to utilities.—
Deborah Laverty,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Sep. 2025
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Earlier this week, some far-right members of Netanyahu's ruling coalition vowed to push through annexation plans, calling it the best way to prevent a Palestinian state.—
Jordana Miller,
ABC News,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In essence, the court approved of what amounted to the INS’s reliance on racial profiling to seize entire workforces without individualized objective facts and rational inferences normally required under the Fourth Amendment for seizures of a person.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
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The video, shot mostly in black and white, opens with Gaga posted on a wall beside dozens of creepy dolls, with the singer emerging with a seizure-like dance that evokes the image of a corpse reanimating.—
Carly Thomas,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2025
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Again, ignoring the words of the law, the two-judge majority held that only the comptroller could sue to stop the president, not people whose lives and fortunes were destroyed by the president's impoundment decisions.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Aug. 2025
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Past efforts by presidents to control federal spending through impoundment or executive orders have often been thwarted by Congress and the courts.—
A.J. Russo,
Baltimore Sun,
17 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Experts say a forcible takeover would likely knock Taiwan's chipmakers offline, temporarily if not longer term.—
John Ruwitch,
NPR,
6 Sep. 2025
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Between their 2018 takeover and the end of 2023-24, Villa spent 132 per cent of income on wages and player amortisation costs.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Plus adds the NordPass password manager along with Threat Protection Pro for malware screening and sequestration, including an ad and tracker blocker and advanced browsing protection, and ups the eSim data provided to 5GB.—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
13 Aug. 2025
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Cato’s Adam Michel helpfully identifies them: credits for enhanced oil recovery, for marginal wells and for carbon capture and sequestration.—
Veronique De Rugy,
Oc Register,
17 July 2025
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But multiple other Democratic districts were up for grabs, too.—
Mary Ramsey
Updated September 9,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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FashionPuzzle Triple Zip Small Crossbody Bag Over 25,000 five-star ratings prove the FashionPuzzle crossbody bag is a daily grab-and-go favorite.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Sep. 2025
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This group defies old assumptions and shows why traditional generational labels may be too blunt to guide modern marketing strategies.—
Jeff Fromm,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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The results challenge decades of assumptions about the virus.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Confiscation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confiscation. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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