confiscate
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(satellite adjective) surrendered as a penalty |
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Synonyms: forfeit, forfeited |
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(satellite adjective) taken without permission or consent especially by public authority; "the condemned land was used for a highway cloverleaf"; "the confiscated liquor was poured down the drain |
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Synonyms: appropriated, condemned, confiscated, seized, taken over |
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3. |
(verb) take by legal authority |
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Synonyms: attach, impound, seize, sequester |
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Related Words: distrain, garnishee, take |
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