confiscate

UK
/ˈkɒnfɪskeɪt/
US
/ˈkɑnfɪskeɪt/
confiscateverb
confiscated
Past Simple
confiscated
Past Participle
confiscating
Gerund
UK
/ˈkɒnfɪskeɪt/
US
/ˈkɑnfɪskeɪt/
Traductions
The customs officers confiscated the illegal goods at the border.
Les agents des douanes ont confisqué les marchandises illégales à la frontière.
Définitions
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
UK
/ˈkɒn.fɪ.skeɪt/
US
/ˈkɑːn.fɪ.skeɪt/
Used attributively, chiefly in formal or archaic contexts (e.g., "confiscate lands").
Traductions
confisquéSurtout dans le registre juridique.
The court ordered the sale of the confiscate assets.
Le tribunal a ordonné la vente des biens confisqués.
Définitions
Seized or taken away by authority; forfeited as a penalty.
The court ordered the sale of the confiscate assets.