CONFISCATE


Meaning of CONFISCATE in English

v.

Pronunciation: ' kän-f ə - ˌ sk ā t, k ə n- ' fis-k ə t

Function: adjective

Etymology: Latin confiscatus, past participle of confiscare to confiscate, from com- + fiscus treasury

Date: circa 1533

1 : appropriated by the government : FORFEITED

2 : deprived of property by confiscation

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