confiscated

Example Sentences

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These suits do not seek compensation from Cubans but from those who “traffic in property which was confiscated by the Cuban government.”

From Los Angeles Times • 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

In an effort to control his 19-year-old son, the father confiscated all of his hats.

From Science Daily • May 7, 2026

Later that year, the tribunal heard, Green spoke to Ong about a student who had a rice cooker confiscated by the university.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

“The prison is so stuffed, the walls are ready to burst. We’ve had to pack them into the sugarhouses and the confiscated churches, too.”

From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson