kən-ˈfi-skət
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Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2025
Corey then allegedly confiscated the women’s phones, shot the gun out the window, and then pointed the gold gun at the two ladies.
—Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 6 Jan. 2025
Police confiscated a pocket knife, wrist watch, gold bracelet, gold ring, gold chain with a diamond piano pendant and $882 in cash.
—Keith Sharon, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
In 2023, nearly 40 were introduced to the council — from calling on the state legislature to let Louisville destroy confiscated firearms to requesting the city's Planning Commission review the Land Development Code.
—Eleanor McCrary, The Courier-Journal, 1 Jan. 2025
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“Confiscate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/confiscate. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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confiscate
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Note: Illegal items such as narcotics or firearms, or profits from the sale of illegal items, may be confiscated by law enforcement officers. Additionally, government action that reduces the value of property to a person or entity as to make it nearly worthless has been held to constitute confiscation. Examples of such government action include the passage of zoning laws that prevent the use of land for its designated purpose and the setting of utility rates so low that the utility company cannot realize a reasonable return on its investment.
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