confiscated

Example Sentences

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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

Havana Docks sued the cruise companies under a federal law that allows the owners of property confiscated by Cuba to collect steep damages from anyone who later uses or benefits from that property.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Along with "burner" phones from the US delegation, the confiscated items were tossed in a trash can at the bottom of the stairs of the presidential jet.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Officers explain the dispersal notice bans him from the city centre for 48 hours, and say they have confiscated vapes and his balaclava.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

The book was later confiscated by the German army, and it was eventually found in the basement of a castle in Germany by American soldiers in 1945, just before the Nazi surrender.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau