confiscate

Example Sentences

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Two officials at Santa Anita confirmed that representatives of the state Department of Justice removed the betting machines that were installed on Wednesday and have been confiscated and removed from the track.

From Los Angeles Times

Natanson endured an early morning raid with federal agents performing a physical search of her home and confiscating her personal devices.

From Salon

A senior official in his party, Nkunyingi Muwada, told AFP that "security personnel in black attire scaled the wall" of Wine's residence and confiscated their phones.

From Barron's

Over the weekend, authorities began searching for and confiscating Starlink dishes in western Tehran, said Amir Rashidi, director of digital rights and security at Miaan Group, a U.S. nonprofit opposed to internet censorship.

From The Wall Street Journal

Exxon and Conoco both left more than 15 years ago when their assets were confiscated by former Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez.

From Barron's