confiscation

noun

Definition of confiscationnext
as in expropriation

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  1. expropriation
  2. annexation
  3. seizure
  4. impoundment
  5. takeover
  6. sequestration
  7. grab
  8. assumption
Noun
  • Trump falsely accused the South African government of a rights violation against white Afrikaner farmers by seizing their land through a new expropriation law.
    — Gerald Imray, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2025
  • In the order, Trump claimed that Afrikaners—descendants of Dutch colonial settlers—are being targeted under a new law allowing government expropriation of private land.
    — Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
Definition of expropriation
Noun
  • The big picture: The new policy marks yet another escalation in the friction between the U.S. and its northern neighbors, as President Trump pushes an on-again, off-again trade war with Canada and taunts the U.S. ally with annexation.
    — Jessica Boehm, Axios, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Odd Andersen | Afp | Getty Images The outgoing prime minister of Greenland blasted talk Thursday by President Donald Trump that the potential annexation of the massive Arctic island by the United States would happen.
    — Dan Mangan, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of annexation
Noun
  • Frozen state assets were used to compensate victims of Iraq’s 1990 invasion of Kuwait and Iran’s 1979 seizure of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran.
    — DAVID McHUGH, TIME, 18 Mar. 2025
  • Wakefield passed away at the age of 57 in October 2023 following a seizure resulting from brain cancer.
    — Erik Matuszewski, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Definition of seizure
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  • Today in the Planet Money newsletter, what is presidential impoundment power?
    — Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 18 Feb. 2025
  • For example, litigation may be a way for the administration to convince courts that the president’s impoundment power should be expanded.
    — Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Feb. 2025
Definition of impoundment
Noun
  • The violence is raising concerns of a gang takeover, with Hérard’s name being often cited along with others as a possible beneficiary of the effort.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2025
  • The same day, Columbia moved to expel and suspend for multiple years students involved in last spring’s takeover of Hamilton Hall.
    — Cayla Bamberger, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of takeover
Noun
  • United Airlines is investing in direct air capture startup Heirloom and secured rights to purchase 500,000 tons of CO2 for sequestration or use in making cleaner jet fuel.
    — Ben Geman, Axios, 25 Feb. 2025
  • Beyond that the potential sequestration deadline of April 30, and the prospect of the government hitting the debt ceiling deadline perhaps later in 2025 mean that government funding may continue to have market impact this year. Follow me on Twitter or LinkedIn.
    — Simon Moore, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Definition of sequestration
Noun
  • Unlike the House, where all the seats are up for grabs, only a third of the Senate is in play every two years.
    — Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Spanning more than 350 acres with 17 multi-acre parcels up for grabs starting at $8 million, the New Zealand development has the only real estate available with the necessary waivers in place for foreign buyers.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 14 Mar. 2025
Definition of grab
Noun
  • That insight often comes from someone testing a previously unchallenged assumption.
    — Mark Nevins, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
  • Showdown at Little Rock Similar assumptions guided events even in places where desegregation appeared to be working.
    — Essence, Essence, 22 Mar. 2025
Definition of assumption
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