confiscated

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Those were confiscated upon entry by stadium security after a Los Angeles judge on Monday upheld FIFA’s decision to ban the flag from matches hours before kickoff.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 16, 2026

On returning to London four years later, customs officers confiscated Hockney's magazines.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

That change in policy exposed “traffickers in confiscated property of United States nationals” to brings claims in federal courts, Thomas said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

The appeals court had overturned a lower court ruling that four cruise lines had to pay millions of dollars in compensation for using the confiscated docks in Cuba.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

The mahogany furniture that had filled the place was gone, confiscated.

From "Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution" by Ji-li Jiang