Word Details

Confiscate

Verb Hard
English: To take or seize (someone's property) with authority.
Explanation: To officially take private property away from someone, usually as a penalty or by legal authority.

ज़ब्त करना, कुर्क करना

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"Customs officers confiscated the smuggled goods."

Seize impound appropriate expropriate commandeer annex forfeit
Return release restore relinquish give back surrender grant

"Con-fiscate" – think of a "fiscal" authority taking something.

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