as in to seize
to take ownership or control of (something) by right of one's authority
anything that might be used as a weapon will be confiscated by the security guards
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Everyone was interrogated multiple times, the office of the DOP was raided, the sound recordist’s passport was confiscated.
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Jan. 2025
Addressed in green ink on yellowish parchment with a purple seal, they are swiftly confiscated by his grisly aunt and uncle.
—Ashlee Conour, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2025
Bolsonaro announced Wednesday that his lawyers are working to get his passport released after Brazilian officials confiscated it in February 2024.
—Emily Hallas, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 8 Jan. 2025
Players control narcotics officers who can not only confiscate drugs but also use them, with cannabis slowing down the game’s action.
—Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2024
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Jan. 2025
Addressed in green ink on yellowish parchment with a purple seal, they are swiftly confiscated by his grisly aunt and uncle.
—Ashlee Conour, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2025
Bolsonaro announced Wednesday that his lawyers are working to get his passport released after Brazilian officials confiscated it in February 2024.
—Emily Hallas, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 8 Jan. 2025
Players control narcotics officers who can not only confiscate drugs but also use them, with cannabis slowing down the game’s action.
—Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Confiscate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confiscate. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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