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Recent Examples of confiscation
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.
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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
Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever, a skeptic of direct confiscation and fearful of legal action from the Kremlin, reiterated that any such disposition must comply with international law.
—Katya Soldak, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
The 52-page complaint, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, offered new details on the confiscation of 26 betting machines on Saturday.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026
Neither this fireworks explosion, nor the confiscation of Devastating Pyrotechnics fireworks at a Southern California warehouse last May, prompted the state’s fire agency to investigate Devastating Pyrotechnics before the fatal blast in Esparto on July 1, 2025.
—Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 13 Jan. 2026
By the early 20th century, after several centuries of rape, disease, enslavement, and land confiscation by colonizers, rubber barons, and loggers, their numbers had been reduced to 300.
—Stanley Stewart, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2026
Officers understood that a move against Maduro without clear guarantees of immunity meant risking imprisonment, torture, confiscation of assets, and the ill-treatment of their families.
—Bobby Ghosh, Time, 3 Jan. 2026
Penalties will include fines, confiscation of equipment, and potential prison time.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 28 Dec. 2025
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
Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever, a skeptic of direct confiscation and fearful of legal action from the Kremlin, reiterated that any such disposition must comply with international law.
—Katya Soldak, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
The 52-page complaint, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, offered new details on the confiscation of 26 betting machines on Saturday.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026
Neither this fireworks explosion, nor the confiscation of Devastating Pyrotechnics fireworks at a Southern California warehouse last May, prompted the state’s fire agency to investigate Devastating Pyrotechnics before the fatal blast in Esparto on July 1, 2025.
—Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 13 Jan. 2026
By the early 20th century, after several centuries of rape, disease, enslavement, and land confiscation by colonizers, rubber barons, and loggers, their numbers had been reduced to 300.
—Stanley Stewart, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2026
Officers understood that a move against Maduro without clear guarantees of immunity meant risking imprisonment, torture, confiscation of assets, and the ill-treatment of their families.
—Bobby Ghosh, Time, 3 Jan. 2026
Penalties will include fines, confiscation of equipment, and potential prison time.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 28 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for confiscation
Noun
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The expropriations, along with the firings, consolidated state control of the oil sector and, experts say, drained the country of expertise and investment, inflicting lasting damage.—
Mery Mogollón,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Feb. 2026
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Over the last 20 years, successive Venezuelan governments under Maduro and his predecessor Hugo Chávez almost brought the oil industry to a standstill by threatening foreign companies with expropriations.—
Stefano Pozzebon,
CNN Money,
13 Feb. 2026
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France opened its consulate the same day, a move that paired with Canada’s opening, and underscores European and Canadian aims to reassure Greenlanders worried about a possible annexation.—
Claire Carter,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Feb. 2026
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DeForest officials deemed a project unfeasible due to a large land annexation requirement.—
Ricardo Torres,
jsonline.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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Car repossessions have been rising in recent years amid broader affordability concerns.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
5 Feb. 2026
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Utility bills are overdue, the ice maintenance system is failing, and creditors are threatening repossession.—
Isabella Wandermurem,
Time,
22 Jan. 2026
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The 2020 election has become a prime interest of Gabbard’s, who, in addition to being on the scene for the Fulton County search, was involved in another investigation that prompted the seizure of voting machines in Puerto Rico.—
Rebecca Beitsch,
The Hill,
16 Feb. 2026
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This violates the 4th Amendment, which protects people (including noncitizens) from unreasonable searches and seizures in their homes.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Feb. 2026
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No fines are specified, but the ordinance gives the city the authority to recover the costs associated with the impoundment and storage of e-bikes.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Feb. 2026
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Fines for violations of the ordinance are $100 for a first offense, $150 for a second offense within a year and $250 for a third offense within a year, as well as impoundment of the micromobility or e-moto device.—
Jake Allen,
IndyStar,
18 Nov. 2025
Noun
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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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As Isaac told it, his kingdom’s history is rife with treachery, usurpation, and murder.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
24 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Anyone worried about corporate takeover was put at ease from day one.—
Moira McCarthy,
Boston Herald,
18 Feb. 2026
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The prospect of a state takeover because of ICE walkouts is unprecedented, Black said.—
Jessica Ma,
Dallas Morning News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Senate Bill 7 would require 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,
29 Jan. 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 20 Feb. 2026.
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