confiscate

About 0.38 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To use one's authority to lay claim to and separate a possession from its holder.

   In schools, it is common for teachers to confiscate electronic games and other distractions.

2. adjective Confiscated; seized and appropriated by the government for public use; forfeit.

Similar words

forfeit impound sequester appropriated seize condemned lost taken attach forfeited

Often followed by

the their all his it property and them any

Word family

confiscated confiscates confiscating confiscation confiscations confiscator confiscators confiscatory