confiscate
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The monitors also tried to confiscate four power banks and chargers.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026
At this point, the most responsible thing Attorney General Pam Bondi could do is confiscate the department’s television remotes and log everyone out of their social media accounts.
From Salon • Feb. 6, 2026
Maine currently has a “yellow flag” law that gives authorities a way to confiscate guns from a person who’s dangerous or suicidal.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 2, 2025
"I am pressing government for action, including new powers for the police to stop anyone under 18 carrying a catapult without good reason and to confiscate it," he said.
From BBC • Oct. 7, 2025
But periodic attempts to discipline bribe takers, restrict market activities, force servi-cha vehicles off the road, and confiscate cash were met with widespread resistance.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
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