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confiscation

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The act or process of confiscating.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

seizure by the government

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: arrogation

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: seizure

Narrower terms: expropriation

History

Etymology

From Latin cōnfiscātiō. By surface analysis, confiscate + -ion.

Across languages

Translations

39 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مُصَادَرَة (muṣādara) — the act or process of confiscating an item from public use; expropriation
  • Arabic: اِسْتِيلَاء (istīlāʔ) — the act or process of confiscating an item from public use; expropriation
  • Belarusian: канфіска́цыя (kanfiskácyja) — the act or process of confiscating an item from public use; expropriation
  • Bulgarian: конфиска́ция (konfiskácija) — the act or process of confiscating an item from public use; expropriation
  • Catalan: confiscació — the act or process of confiscating an item from public use; expropriation
  • Chinese Mandarin: 沒收 /没收 (mòshōu) — the act or process of confiscating an item from public use; expropriation
  • Chinese Mandarin: 充公 (chōnggōng) — the act or process of confiscating an item from public use; expropriation
  • Czech: konfiskace — the act or process of confiscating an item from public use; expropriation
  • Danish: konfiskation — the act or process of confiscating an item from public use; expropriation
  • Danish: konfiskering — the act or process of confiscating an item from public use; expropriation
  • Dutch: confiscatie — the act or process of confiscating an item from public use; expropriation
  • Dutch: verbeurdverklaring — the act or process of confiscating an item from public use; expropriation
  • Esperanto: konfisko — the act or process of confiscating an item from public use; expropriation
  • Finnish: takavarikko — the act or process of confiscating an item from public use; expropriation
  • French: confiscation — the act or process of confiscating an item from public use; expropriation
  • German: Konfiszierung — the act or process of confiscating an item from public use; expropriation
  • German: Konfiskation — the act or process of confiscating an item from public use; expropriation
  • Greek: κατάσχεση (katáschesi) — the act or process of confiscating an item from public use; expropriation
  • Hungarian: elkobzás — the act or process of confiscating an item from public use; expropriation
  • Italian: confisca — the act or process of confiscating an item from public use; expropriation
  • Japanese: 没収 (bosshū) — the act or process of confiscating an item from public use; expropriation
  • Korean: 몰수 (molsu) — the act or process of confiscating an item from public use; expropriation
  • Latin: pūblicātiō — the act or process of confiscating an item from public use; expropriation
  • Occitan: confiscacion — the act or process of confiscating an item from public use; expropriation
  • Polish: konfiskata — the act or process of confiscating an item from public use; expropriation
  • Portuguese: confisco — the act or process of confiscating an item from public use; expropriation
  • Portuguese: confiscação — the act or process of confiscating an item from public use; expropriation
  • Russian: конфиска́ция (konfiskácija) — the act or process of confiscating an item from public use; expropriation
  • Russian: реквизи́ция (rekvizícija) — the act or process of confiscating an item from public use; expropriation
  • Spanish: confiscación — the act or process of confiscating an item from public use; expropriation
  • Spanish: comiso — the act or process of confiscating an item from public use; expropriation
  • Spanish: decomiso — the act or process of confiscating an item from public use; expropriation
  • Swedish: konfiskering — the act or process of confiscating an item from public use; expropriation
  • Tamil: பறிமுதல் (paṟimutal) — the act or process of confiscating an item from public use; expropriation
  • Turkish: el koymak — the act or process of confiscating an item from public use; expropriation
  • Turkish: haciz — the act or process of confiscating an item from public use; expropriation
  • Turkish: müsadere — the act or process of confiscating an item from public use; expropriation
  • Ukrainian: конфіска́ція (konfiskácija) — the act or process of confiscating an item from public use; expropriation
  • Welsh: siêd — the act or process of confiscating an item from public use; expropriation
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