CONFISCATE


Meaning of CONFISCATE in English

[ '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'.

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