HyperDic: confiscation

English > 1 sense of the word confiscation:
NOUNactconfiscation, arrogationseizure by the government
confiscation > pronunciation
Soundskaa.nfahskey'shahn
RhymesAachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn...
English > confiscation: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaningseizure by the government.
Synonymarrogation
Narrowerexpropriationtaking out of an owner's hands (especially taking property by public authority)
BroaderseizureThe taking possession of something by legal process
Spanisharrogación, confiscación
Catalanarrogació, arrogación, confiscació
Verbsconfiscatetake temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority

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