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confiscate

/ˈkɒnfɪskeɪt/

/ˈkɑnfɪskeɪt/

Translations

confiscateverb

confiscated

Past Simple

confiscated

Past Participle

confiscating

Gerund

/ˈkɒnfɪskeɪt/

/ˈkɑnfɪskeɪt/

The customs officers confiscated the illegal goods at the border.

Les agents des douanes ont confisqué les marchandises illégales à la frontière.

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confiscatepast participle

/ˈkɒn.fɪ.skeɪt/

/ˈkɑːn.fɪ.skeɪt/

Used attributively, chiefly in formal or archaic contexts (e.g., "confiscate lands").

confisquéSurtout dans le registre juridique.

The court ordered the sale of the confiscate assets.

Le tribunal a ordonné la vente des biens confisqués.

confiscateverb

To take or seize someone's property with authority, typically as a penalty or for legal reasons.

The customs officers confiscated the illegal goods at the border.

confiscatepast participle

Seized or taken away by authority; forfeited as a penalty.

The court ordered the sale of the confiscate assets.