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Webster 1913 Edition

Confiscation

Conˊfis-ca′tion

,

Noun.

[L.

confiscatio

.]

The act or process of taking property or condemning it to be taken, as forfeited to the public use.

The

confiscations

following a subdued rebellion.

Hallam.

Webster 1828 Edition

Confiscation

CONFISCATION

,

Noun.

The act of condemning as forfeited, and adjudging to the public treasury; as the goods of a criminal who has committed a public offense. Ezra 7. 26.

Definition 2024

confiscation

confiscation

English

Noun

confiscation ‎(plural confiscations)

The act or process of confiscating.

Translations

the act or process of confiscating an item from public use; expropriation

Arabic: اِسْتِيلَاء m ‎(istīlāʾ)
Bulgarian: конфиска́ция (bg) f ‎(konfiskácija)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 沒收 (zh), 没收 (zh) ‎(mòshōu), 充公 (zh) ‎(chōnggōng)
Czech: konfiskace f
Esperanto: konfisko
Finnish: takavarikko (fi)
French: confiscation (fr) f

German: Konfiszierung f, Konfiskation (de) f
Greek: κατάσχεση (el) f ‎(katáschesi)
Italian: confisca (it) f
Japanese: 没収 ‎(ぼっしゅう, bosshū)
Polish: konfiskata (pl) f
Portuguese: confisco (pt) m, confiscação f
Russian: конфиска́ция (ru) f ‎(konfiskácija), реквизи́ция (ru) f ‎(rekvizícija)
Spanish: confiscación (es) f, comiso (es) m, decomiso (es) m
Swedish: konfiskering c

French

Noun

confiscation f ‎(plural confiscations)

confiscation