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confiscation

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as in expropriation

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Recent Examples of confiscation Authorities are seeking the confiscation of four luxury vehicles worth approximately 825,000 euros, or about $957,000. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2026 Iran has issued a series of warnings that any vessels that violate its arrangements for transiting the ⁠Strait of Hormuz could face fines, detention, or even confiscation. — Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026 Capital Flight Begins At Home Capital flight usually evokes money leaving a country ahead of devaluation, confiscation, or political disorder. — Dave Birnbaum, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 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 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

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His administration has also demanded the rollback of land expropriation policies and Black Economic Empowerment laws, which were established to redress the legacy of apartheid.

— Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 21 Sep. 2026
South African leaders reject Washington’s accusations, arguing land expropriation and affirmative action measures seek to repair apartheid-era injustices and insisting the United States respect the country’s sovereignty and policy choices.

— Gerald Imray, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of expropriation

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After outcry from neighbors like Zloth, the Crowsnest annexation was withdrawn, while Castle Pines City Council took a step back to create an annexation policy.

— Olivia Young, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
The United Nations and most of the international community consider the territory occupied Syrian land and do not recognize Israel’s annexation.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Sep. 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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Iranian authorities continue to enforce compulsory-veiling rules, including through prosecutions, business closures, vehicle impoundments and surveillance.

— Pegah Banihashemi, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026
According to Sullivan, at least one juror has asked for the impoundment to be extended indefinitely.

— Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of impoundment

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Wasserman Schultz’s decision to run in the historically Black 20th Congressional District was selfish and opportunistic carpetbagging, a devastating usurpation of power from Black Floridians.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026
The attempt of any of the parts to exercise it is usurpation.

— Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026

Definition of usurpation

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Rupert’s lawyers deny it, though the takeover attempts have seemingly gone on pause since Higgins’s inquiries.

— Keith Phipps, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2026
Some of the metrics CMPD will use to gauge success include the number of teen crime victims, the number of crimes committed by teens and the number and severity in teen takeover events, Patterson said.

— Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of takeover

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Bioaccumulation is a broad term describing the uptake, retention, and sequestration of organic and inorganic contaminants by an organism from its environment through all possible exposure pathways.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Sep. 2026
The dispute is how to represent those distinctions without crediting routine carbon circulation as additional sequestration.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of sequestration

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