confiscated

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Investigators confiscated a total of 851 packages from the three vehicles with a combined weight of more than a ton.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

The appeals court had overturned a lower court ruling that four cruise lines had to pay millions of dollars in compensation for using the confiscated docks in Cuba.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

Havana Docks sued the cruise companies under a federal law that allows the owners of property confiscated by Cuba to collect steep damages from anyone who later uses or benefits from that property.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

In an effort to control his 19-year-old son, the father confiscated all of his hats.

From Science Daily • May 7, 2026

They loaded their truck with all the things they had confiscated, including the bicycle that Qian had refused to lend them.

From "Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution" by Ji-li Jiang