CONFISCATE


Meaning of CONFISCATE in English

[verb] [T] - to take (a possession) away from someone when you have the right to do so, usually as a punishment and often for a limited period, after which it is returned to the ownerDad, Miss Edwards has confiscated that book you gave me till the end of term!His passport was confiscated by the police in an attempt to prevent him from leaving the country.

Cambridge English vocab.      Кембриджский английский словарь.