kən-ˈfi-skət
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Ed Caesar, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) troopers confiscated more than 175 pounds of the drug during a traffic stop involving a Dodge Ram pickup on IH-35 in Webb Country.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
Two days before, the New York Department of Environmental Conservation confiscated Peanut from his home in Pine City, New York.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
During the 60-day period, the Lebanese army would also dismantle and confiscate all non-state military infrastructure in southern Lebanon.
—Barak Ravid, Axios, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Confiscate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/confiscate. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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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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