confiscate (adj.)

  1. surrendered as a penalty

    [ Syn: forfeit , forfeited ]

    confiscate (v.)

  1. 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

    [ Syn: impound , attach , sequester , seize ]

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