[ 'kɒnfɪskeɪt ]
■ verb take or seize (property) with authority.
↘appropriate to the public treasury as a penalty.
Derivatives
confiscation noun
confiscator noun
confiscatory adjective
Origin
C16 (earlier (C15) as confiscation ): from L. confiscat- , confiscare 'put away in a chest, consign to the public treasury', based on con- 'together' + fiscus 'chest, treasury'.