- past participle of confiscate.
- past tense form of confiscate.
confiscated
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According to the San Diego action, more than half of all ghost guns recovered in the U.S. are confiscated in California.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026
Jonathan Greenberger, Politico’s global editor in chief, said in an email to staff Saturday that members of the Secret Service confiscated the pass of Cheyenne Haslett, a White House reporter for the outlet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
An MS NOW reporter and a photographer tried entering the White House grounds on Saturday morning, but their badges would not scan and an officer confiscated them, the outlet reported.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
Klein similarly reported that her credential had been deactivated, while Politico said Haslett’s badge was confiscated.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026
Some letters—both his and hers—were confiscated for some timid expression of affection.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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