confiscated

Example Sentences

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"Havana Docks has shown that the cruise lines used confiscated property in which Havana Docks had a property interest and to which it owns a claim."

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

Havana Docks sued the cruise companies under a federal law that allows the owners of property confiscated by Cuba to collect steep damages from anyone who later uses or benefits from that property.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

“The other set of data that you would want to look at is the statistics on what has been confiscated at the border through the DEA,” Church said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026

In an effort to control his 19-year-old son, the father confiscated all of his hats.

From Science Daily • May 7, 2026

The workers, we discovered, were being searched on their way back into the ghetto, and any extra food was being confiscated.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron