NOUN | act | arrogation, confiscation | seizure by the government |
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Meaning | seizure by the government. | |
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Synonym | confiscation | |
Narrower | expropriation | taking out of an owner's hands (especially taking property by public authority) |
Broader | seizure | The taking possession of something by legal process |
Spanish | arrogación, confiscación | |
Catalan | arrogació, arrogación, confiscació | |
Verbs | arrogate | seize and take control without authority and possibly with force |
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