English > confiscate: 2 senses > verb 1, possession| Meaning | Take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
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| Example | "The police confiscated the stolen artwork" |
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| Synonyms | impound, attach, sequester, seize |
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| Narrower | condemn | Appropriate (property) for public use |
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| distrain | confiscate by distress |
| garnishee, garnish | Take a debtor's wages on legal orders, such as for child support |
| Broader | take | Take into one's possession |
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| Similar to | sequester | requisition forcibly, as of enemy property |
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| Spanish | apoderar, capturar, confiscar, decomisar, embargar, incautarse, incautar, intervenir, secuestrar |
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| Catalan | apoderar, capturar, comissar, confiscar, decomissar, embargar, incautar, intervenir |
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| Nouns | confiscation | seizure by the government |
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