confiscate
Example Sentences
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Lore Segal was 10 years old in 1938 when Nazi Germany annexed Austria and began the process of annulling the citizenships and confiscating the properties of Jewish families such as her own.
Despite his extradition, Chen "will be prosecuted in the near future" in Cambodia, and his assets "will be confiscated", the senior official added.
From Barron's
The parties' assets have been confiscated and all offices sealed.
From BBC
She said constant deletions are necessary, as authorities recently broke into a home in her cousin’s neighborhood, confiscated the man’s phone and accused him of being an American spy.
From Los Angeles Times
School staff now confiscate homemade baked goods and suspicious candy.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
