noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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rhymes with -eɪʃən
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1
noun
Meaning 1
The act or process of confiscating.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
seizure by the government
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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