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