Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for confiscate. Search instead for saisonfische.
Definitions

confiscate

[kon-fuh-skeyt, kuhn-fis-kit] / ˈkɒn fəˌskeɪt, kənˈfɪs kɪt /


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

"This is an attack on my private ownership and my artist's work... if they confiscate it," he told AFP.

From Barron's Sep. 11, 2026

It said forces had worked to remove the settlers from the house, separate the groups and confiscate vehicles "that were suspected of having been used to reach the area".

From Barron's Aug. 29, 2026

In a podcast, Mansour spoke about how in the 1970s and 1980s soldiers would confiscate posters and postcards, arresting the sellers.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

The lawsuit alleges that Sheriff Robert Luna failed to confiscate Giandomenico’s phone after learning of the photos and tried to conceal from Nancy Lemus that the images existed.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 19, 2026

Mrs. Fields would confiscate it if she saw it, so the boys around him huddled in close.

From "George" by Alex Gino

It confiscates cellphones by the thousand and drones by the dozen.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 14, 2026

For every dollar of effort you put in, the system confiscates 70 to 100 cents,” he says.

From MarketWatch Nov. 24, 2025

And he voted for a bill to strengthen a unique California program that confiscates guns from convicted felons who aren’t supposed to have them.

From Seattle Times Jul. 4, 2022

The FBI comes back and confiscates the original devices, but not before Isaac made a copy of the hard drive.

From Fox News Oct. 15, 2020

She keeps a whole collection of the stuff she confiscates, and I don’t want my phone to be part of it.

From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina

Before the face-off, security confiscated an egg Garcia had tucked into his pocket, potentially preventing a repeat of last year's incident when Chris Eubank Jr slapped Benn across the face with one.

From BBC Sep. 11, 2026

Conservation scientists may be able to analyze confiscated scales, determine which pangolin species they came from, and then use that information to identify regions where poaching pressure is especially intense.

From Science Daily Aug. 26, 2026

Long-term bonds became known, jocularly, as “certificates of confiscation”: Owning them entitled you to have some of your money confiscated by the government every year.

From MarketWatch Jul. 23, 2026

Every summer since 2009, residents have gathered on this hill for a kite festival, held on land they say has been partly lost after being confiscated by settlers.

From Barron's Jul. 11, 2026

The keystone of the state’s case was the six-page Plan of Action confiscated in the Rivonia raid.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

The government, which launched a crackdown on waste crime last week, said it would do more to force criminals to pay for clean-up operations by confiscating their money and assets.

From BBC Aug. 27, 2026

But the answer isn’t confiscating the screen that replaced the world I grew up in.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 20, 2026

Across the country, government agents have been losing government documents, personal effects, medical devices, and other belongings after confiscating them, effectively turning released immigrants into legal non-persons.

From Salon Mar. 4, 2026

Berlin city's government says confiscating the properties on these grounds would be the job of the Lichtenberg city district that takes in Karlshorst.

From Barron's Feb. 8, 2026

I remembered Papa talking about Stalin confiscating peasants’ land, tools, and animals.

From "Between Shades of Gray" by Ruta Sepetys




Vocabulary lists containing confiscate


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training