confiscation
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The 52-page complaint, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, offered new details on the confiscation of 26 betting machines on Saturday.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 2026
"Along the security fence, there is a confiscation order and a prohibition on construction; therefore, the construction in the area was carried out unlawfully," it said.
From BBC • Jan. 20, 2026
“It is in reality an uncompensated confiscation of property,” he wrote.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 10, 2026
Opponents say it is an unfair confiscation of wealth that will drive talent from the state.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2026
I really should get back and tell her; she is the one who will be affected the most by Frightful’s confiscation.
From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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