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confiscation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | arrogation |
| Type of | seizure |
| Has types | expropriation |
| Derivation | confiscate |
Examples of confiscation
confiscation
Printing is confiscation, which lowered the median standard of living over time.
From the economist.com
Israel has hundreds of discriminatory laws, particularly land confiscation laws.
From the economist.com
Or confiscation of the German savings that have not been in reality been earned.
From the guardian.co.uk
Confiscation of animals rarely happens on animal control inspections, Hall said.
From the thenewstribune.com
This tax amounted to confiscation of private property without any compensation.
From the forbes.com
Malloy stressed on Friday that he does not support the confiscation of weapons.
From the kansas.com
Governments are starting to be worried about their OWN gold confiscation risks.
From the infowars.com
But the chance of that is less than my council confiscation increase this year.
From the theargus.co.uk
The accusation resulted in the confiscation and redistribution of his properties.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- Seizure by the government
- (confiscate) impound: take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority; "The FBI seized the drugs"; "The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment"; "The police confiscated the stolen artwork"
- (confiscate) surrendered as a penalty
- Confiscation, from the Latin confiscatio 'joining to the fiscus, i.e. transfer to the treasury' is a legal seizure without compensation by a government or other public authority. ...
- (confiscate) To take possession of by force or authority; expropriate
- (Confiscate) To seize property legally without payment.
- (confiscate (v)) To seize something (often private property), usually as a penalty for misbehavior or illegal actions
- An order that a person's property be taken by the government eg: proceeds of criminal activity.
- A legal argument made by the railroads that held that the rates set by the Railroad Commission did not allow them enough profit to operate, pay off debt, or reinvest in the company, thus depriving the railroads of their property without due process of law.
