confiscated

From the verb confiscate: (⇒ conjugate)
confiscated is: ⓘClick the infinitive to see all available inflections: v past; v past p

con•fis•cate v. [~ + object], -cat•ed, -cat•ing.

to seize (something) by legal authority:I thought the soldiers would confiscate our camera, but they let us keep it.

con•fis•ca•tion n. [uncountable]
con•fis•ca•tor, n. [countable]

con•fis•cate v., -cat•ed, -cat•ing, adj.
v.t.

to seize as forfeited to the public domain;
appropriate, by way of penalty, for public use.
to seize by or as if by authority;
appropriate summarily:The border guards confiscated our movie cameras.

adj.

Latin confiscātus (past participle of confiscāre to seize for the public treasury), equivalent. to con- con- + fisc(us) basket, moneybag, public treasury (see fiscal) + -ātus -ate¹
1525–35

con′fis•cat′a•ble, adj.
con′fis•ca′tion, n.
con′fis•ca′tor, n.

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confiscate /ˈkɒnfɪˌskeɪt/ vb (transitive)

adj

Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin confiscāre to seize for the public treasury, from fiscus basket, treasuryˌconfisˈcation n ˈconfisˌcator n

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