See confiscate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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{
"word": "confiscatable"
},
{
"word": "confiscator"
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{
"word": "reconfiscate"
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{
"word": "unconfiscated"
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{
"text": "In schools it is common for teachers to confiscate electronic games and other distractions."
},
{
"ref": "c. 1613, John Webster, The Duchess of Malfi, London: John Waterson, published 1623, Act III, Scene 2:",
"text": "We doe confiscate\n(Towards the satisfying of your accounts)\nAll that you haue.",
"type": "quote"
},
{
"text": "1768, Alexander Dow (translator), The History of Hindostan by Muḥammad Qāsim Hindū Shāh Astarābādī, London: T. Becket & P.A. de Hondt, Volume 2, Section 4, p. 63,\nThe Persian having evacuated the imperial provinces, the vizier became more cruel and oppressive than ever: he extorted money from the poor by tortures, and confiscated the estates of the nobility, upon false or very frivolous pretences."
},
{
"ref": "1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter I, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume III, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, pages 241-242:",
"text": "Why, your cavalier is a rebel—an exile, whose property is confiscated, and for whose neck the gibbet stands prepared!",
"type": "quote"
},
{
"ref": "1894, Mark Twain, chapter 11, in Tom Sawyer Abroad, New York: Charles L. Webster & Co, page 174:",
"text": "Whenever you strike a frontier—that’s the border of a country, you know—you find a custom-house there, and the gov’ment officers comes and rummages among your things and charges a big tax, which they call a duty because it’s their duty to bust you if they can, and if you don’t pay the duty they’ll hog your sand. They call it confiscating, but that don’t deceive nobody, it’s just hogging, and that’s all it is.",
"type": "quote"
},
{
"ref": "1937, Robert Byron, The Road to Oxiana, London: Macmillan, Part 2, p. 46:",
"text": "They took photographs of the bodies, but these were confiscated on return to Baghdad, and orders were given that nothing was to be said of what they had seen.",
"type": "quote"
}
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"To use one's authority to lay claim to and separate a possession from its holder."
],
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"(transitive) To use one's authority to lay claim to and separate a possession from its holder."
],
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"sense": "take possession of or lay claim to",
"word": "appropriate"
},
{
"sense": "take possession of or lay claim to",
"word": "arrogate"
},
{
"sense": "take possession of or lay claim to",
"word": "commandeer"
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{
"sense": "take possession of or lay claim to",
"word": "expropriate"
},
{
"sense": "take possession of or lay claim to",
"word": "requisition"
},
{
"sense": "take possession of or lay claim to",
"word": "usurp"
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{
"sense": "take possession of or lay claim to",
"word": "steal"
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{
"sense": "take possession of or lay claim to",
"word": "rob"
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"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ṣādar",
"sense": "take possession of by authority",
"word": "صَادَر"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "bṙnagravel",
"sense": "take possession of by authority",
"word": "բռնագրավել"
},
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"code": "hy",
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"roman": "aṙgravel",
"sense": "take possession of by authority",
"word": "առգրավել"
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{
"code": "az",
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"sense": "take possession of by authority",
"word": "müsadirə etmək"
},
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"code": "be",
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"roman": "kanfiskavácʹ",
"sense": "take possession of by authority",
"tags": [
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"word": "канфіскава́ць"
},
{
"code": "be",
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"roman": "zabirácʹ",
"sense": "take possession of by authority",
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"word": "забіра́ць"
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"code": "be",
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"sense": "take possession of by authority",
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"roman": "konfiskuvam",
"sense": "take possession of by authority",
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],
"word": "конфискувам"
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"code": "my",
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"roman": "sim:puik",
"sense": "take possession of by authority",
"word": "သိမ်းပိုက်"
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"sense": "take possession of by authority",
"word": "confiscar"
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"code": "cmn",
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"roman": "mòshōu",
"sense": "take possession of by authority",
"word": "沒收 /没收"
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"code": "cmn",
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"roman": "chōnggōng",
"sense": "take possession of by authority",
"word": "充公"
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"word": "zabavit"
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"sense": "take possession of by authority",
"word": "konfiskere"
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"word": "confisqueren"
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"word": "leggja hald á"
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"word": "draga inn"
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"code": "fo",
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"word": "taka frá"
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"code": "fi",
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"word": "takavarikoida"
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"word": "confisquer"
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"code": "gl",
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"word": "confiscar"
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"code": "ka",
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"roman": "ḳonpisḳacia",
"sense": "take possession of by authority",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "კონფისკაცია"
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "take possession of by authority",
"word": "beschlagnahmen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "take possession of by authority",
"word": "konfiszieren"
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"sense": "take possession of by authority",
"word": "κατάσχω"
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"sense": "take possession of by authority",
"word": "δημεύω"
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"code": "he",
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"word": "החרים"
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"word": "elkoboz"
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{
"code": "hu",
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"sense": "take possession of by authority",
"word": "lefoglal"
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{
"code": "hu",
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"sense": "take possession of by authority",
"word": "kisajátít"
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{
"code": "is",
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"sense": "take possession of by authority",
"word": "gera upptækan"
},
{
"code": "io",
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"sense": "take possession of by authority",
"word": "konfiskar"
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{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "take possession of by authority",
"word": "menyita"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "take possession of by authority",
"word": "gabh seilbh ar"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "take possession of by authority",
"word": "coigistigh"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "take possession of by authority",
"word": "confiscare"
},
{
"alt": "ぼっしゅうする",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "bosshū suru",
"sense": "take possession of by authority",
"word": "没収する"
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{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "dɑɑk hoot yɔɔk",
"sense": "take possession of by authority",
"word": "ដកហូតយក"
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{
"code": "ko",
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"roman": "molsuhada",
"sense": "take possession of by authority",
"word": "몰수하다"
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{
"code": "kmr",
"lang": "Northern Kurdish",
"sense": "take possession of by authority",
"word": "dest danîn ser"
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{
"code": "la",
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"sense": "take possession of by authority",
"word": "auferō"
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{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "take possession of by authority",
"word": "cōnfiscō"
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{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "take possession of by authority",
"word": "pūblicō"
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{
"code": "lb",
"lang": "Luxembourgish",
"sense": "take possession of by authority",
"word": "beschlagnahmen"
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{
"code": "nrf",
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"sense": "take possession of by authority",
"tags": [
"Jersey"
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"word": "confistchi"
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{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "take possession of by authority",
"word": "inndra"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "take possession of by authority",
"word": "konfiskere"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "zabt kardan",
"sense": "take possession of by authority",
"word": "ضبط کردن"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "take possession of by authority",
"word": "konfiskować"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "take possession of by authority",
"word": "confiscar"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "take possession of by authority",
"word": "confisca"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "konfiskovátʹ",
"sense": "take possession of by authority",
"tags": [
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"perfective"
],
"word": "конфискова́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "izymátʹ",
"sense": "take possession of by authority",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "изыма́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "izʺjátʹ",
"sense": "take possession of by authority",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "изъя́ть"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "take possession of by authority",
"word": "zhabať"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "take possession of by authority",
"word": "zasegati"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "take possession of by authority",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "zaseči"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "take possession of by authority",
"word": "decomisar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "take possession of by authority",
"word": "confiscar"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "take possession of by authority",
"word": "konfiskera"
},
{
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "japtu cēyu",
"sense": "take possession of by authority",
"word": "జప్తు చేయు"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "yʉ́t",
"sense": "take possession of by authority",
"word": "ยึด"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "take possession of by authority",
"word": "el koymak"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "konfiskuváty",
"sense": "take possession of by authority",
"tags": [
"imperfective",
"perfective"
],
"word": "конфіскува́ти"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "vylučáty",
"sense": "take possession of by authority",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "вилуча́ти"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "výlučyty",
"sense": "take possession of by authority",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "ви́лучити"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "vidbyráty",
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"word": "သိမ်းပိုက်"
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"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "take possession of by authority",
"word": "konfiskować"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "take possession of by authority",
"word": "confiscar"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "take possession of by authority",
"word": "confisca"
},
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"code": "ru",
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"roman": "konfiskovátʹ",
"sense": "take possession of by authority",
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"word": "конфискова́ть"
},
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"code": "ru",
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"roman": "izymátʹ",
"sense": "take possession of by authority",
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"code": "ru",
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"sense": "take possession of by authority",
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{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "take possession of by authority",
"word": "zhabať"
},
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"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "take possession of by authority",
"word": "zasegati"
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"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "take possession of by authority",
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{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "take possession of by authority",
"word": "decomisar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "take possession of by authority",
"word": "confiscar"
},
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"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "take possession of by authority",
"word": "konfiskera"
},
{
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "japtu cēyu",
"sense": "take possession of by authority",
"word": "జప్తు చేయు"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "yʉ́t",
"sense": "take possession of by authority",
"word": "ยึด"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "take possession of by authority",
"word": "el koymak"
},
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"code": "uk",
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"roman": "konfiskuváty",
"sense": "take possession of by authority",
"tags": [
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"word": "конфіскува́ти"
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"code": "uk",
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"roman": "vylučáty",
"sense": "take possession of by authority",
"tags": [
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"word": "вилуча́ти"
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"code": "uk",
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"sense": "take possession of by authority",
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"word": "ви́лучити"
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"code": "uk",
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"sense": "take possession of by authority",
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"word": "відбира́ти"
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"code": "uk",
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"roman": "vidibráty",
"sense": "take possession of by authority",
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"word": "відібра́ти"
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{
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"sense": "take possession of by authority",
"word": "قبضے میں لینا"
},
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"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "take possession of by authority",
"word": "tịch thâu"
},
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"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "take possession of by authority",
"word": "tịch thu"
}
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"word": "confiscate"
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"4": "cōnfiscō, cōnfiscātum",
"5": "to declare property of the fisc"
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"ref": "c. 1594 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Comedie of Errors”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene ii]:",
"text": "Therefore give out you are of Epidamnum,\nLest that your goods too soon be confiscate.",
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"ref": "c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene i]:",
"text": "[…] thy lands and goods\nAre, by the laws of Venice, confiscate\nUnto the state of Venice.",
"type": "quote"
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{
"ref": "1642, Walter Raleigh, “Preservation of an Aristocraty”, in The Prince, or, Maxims of State, London, page 34:",
"text": "[…] not to lay into the Exchequer, or Common Treasury, such goods as are confiscate, but to store them up as holy and consecrate things, which except it bee practised, confiscations, and fines of the Common people would bee frequent, and so this State would decay by weakening the people.",
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"(obsolete) Confiscated; seized and appropriated by the government for public use; forfeit."
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