confiscation

Example Sentences

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The 52-page complaint, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, offered new details on the confiscation of 26 betting machines on Saturday.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 2026

“It is in reality an uncompensated confiscation of property,” he wrote.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 10, 2026

It favors planters with significant Malaysian upstream operations, as they benefit from strong sensitivity to crude palm oil prices, while facing limited risk of land confiscation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 19, 2025

Herr Hartig, who wasn't Jewish, appears to have offered the family a solution to the impending confiscation of their assets by the Nazis.

From BBC • Oct. 18, 2025

It was understandable; he risked the confiscation of his property by sheltering us.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin