- past participle of confiscate.
- past tense form of confiscate.
confiscated
Example Sentences
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Flores' lawyer Mark Donnelly suggested she be placed under house arrest with 24-hour armed surveillance, an electronic monitoring bracelet and that her passport be confiscated.
From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026
His Apple Watch was still linked to his iPhone, which hours earlier had been confiscated by the officers now sleeping next door.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Politico reported that one of its journalists had a credential confiscated by Secret Service.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
After their reporters had their passes confiscated and were denied access to the building, the three outlets jointly launched legal action, calling the move unconstitutional.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
“I got her for you. When I read your note saying Frightful had been confiscated, I cried. Then I remembered the goshawks Miss Turner had told us about. So I got you one.”
From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
