Meaning & use
Confiscating
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Seizing someone's property, typically as a penalty or by legal authority.
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Airport security began confiscating liquids over the allowed limit.
The teacher was confiscating phones from students who used them during the exam.
A note on using this word
Comes from the Latin "confiscare," meaning "to consign to the public treasury," reflecting the word's legal and governmental roots.
Words with a similar meaning
seizingimpounding
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Words with an opposite meaning
returningrestoring
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