confiscate

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

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

England acquired such institutions with the Glorious Revolution of 1688-89 after which the king could no longer suspend laws, raise taxes without the consent of Parliament, or arbitrarily confiscate private property.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026

The ability to freeze, seize and confiscate money and assets derived from illegal activities is rooted in the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002.

From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026

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

From "George" by Alex Gino

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

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 24, 2025

When capos are arrested, the government confiscates whatever land is in their name and holds it in a byzantine bureaucracy.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 29, 2021

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

Anyway, let’s discuss everything else happening in the golf world before someone confiscates my computer.

From Golf Digest ● May 14, 2019

“Security confiscates all phones when you enter the building.”

From "City Spies" by James Ponti

The Aquarium of the Pacific is part of the Southern California Wildlife Confiscations Network, which helps care for confiscated and trafficked wildlife.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 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

The adults, hearing our incessant laughter, came into the room, instantly became horrified and confiscated the game.

From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026

De Klerk called for an urgent meeting with me and read to me from documents he claimed had been confiscated in the 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

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

Natanson endured an early morning raid with federal agents performing a physical search of her home and confiscating her personal devices.

From Salon ● Jan. 17, 2026

The school may use the dashboard to identify rule-breakers in the future, but for now, teachers and staff are simply confiscating phones on sight, he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 31, 2025

“Which I will be confiscating, by the way. Security is going to be tighter than ever now. This place will be Fort Knox.”

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed