kən-ˈfi-skət
Examples of confiscate in a Sentence
Christian Datoc, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 1 Mar. 2025
President Donald Trump celebrated on Friday after the FBI returned boxes of classified documents that were confiscated during a raid of Mar-a-Lago in 2022.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 1 Mar. 2025
His laptop was confiscated during court proceedings and a search warrant for his Discord profile was obtained, leading to the child pornography charge, court documents read.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 28 Feb. 2025
The iPhone was confiscated during a raid on 24-year-old Joel Ramirez Campos’ home at 1220 2nd Street in Key West last month, according to the complaint.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2025
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“Confiscate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/confiscate. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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confiscate
transitive verb
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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