confiscate

Adjective
  1. Surrendered as a penalty (synset 301455164)
    similar to: lost - not gained or won
    same as: forfeit, forfeited
Verb
  1. Take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority (synset 202278138)
    "The FBI seized the drugs"; "The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment"; "The police confiscated the stolen artwork"
    is a type of: take - take into one's possession
    subtypes:
    • condemn - appropriate (property) for public use
    • garnish, garnishee - take a debtor's wages on legal orders, such as for child support
    • distrain - confiscate by distress
    same as: attach, impound, seize, sequester
    verb group: sequester - requisition forcibly, as of enemy property

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