confiscate

🇬🇧 UK/'kɒnfiskeit/🇺🇸 US
TOEFLGREC2

Definitions

v.

To officially seize someone's property as a penalty or by authority

没收,充公,查抄

adj.

Seized and taken away by authority as a penalty

被没收的,被充公的

🧩 Root Breakdown

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Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Customs officers confiscate prohibited items from travelers.

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