confiscation
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The initiative is part of a broader French effort to confront unresolved cultural losses stemming from Nazi-era confiscations.
From Salon • May 9, 2026
"That's why they are resorting to physical confiscations," she adds.
From BBC • Jan. 14, 2026
He said further violations could result in one-period-long confiscations.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2024
The expulsions, closures and confiscations have not just targeted the church.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 16, 2023
After the treaty of Paris, in 1229, St. Louis, in granting fiefs in the newly-acquired territories, seems to have endeavored to provide for these questions by reserving the confiscations for heresy.
From A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I by Lea, Henry Charles
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