ALL meanings of confiscate
con·fis·cate
C c - verb confiscate If you confiscate something from someone, you take it away from them, usually as a punishment. 3
- verb confiscate to seize (property), esp for public use and esp by way of a penalty 3
- adjective confiscate seized or confiscated; forfeit 3
- adjective confiscate having lost or been deprived of property through confiscation 3
- verb transitive confiscate to seize (private property) for the public treasury, usually as a penalty 3
- verb transitive confiscate to seize by or as by authority; appropriate 3
- abbreviation CONFISCATE confiscated 3
- adjective confiscate having property confiscated 3
- noun confiscate Take or seize (someone's property) with authority. 1
- transitive verb confiscate seize, take away 1
- verb with object confiscate to seize as forfeited to the public domain; appropriate, by way of penalty, for public use. 1
- verb with object confiscate to seize by or as if by authority; appropriate summarily: The border guards confiscated our movie cameras. 1
- adjective confiscate seized or appropriated, as for public use. 1
- verb confiscate (Transitive Verb) To use one's authority to lay claim to and separate a possession from its holder. 0
- adjective confiscate (Obsolete (No longer in use)) confiscated; seized and appropriated by the government for public use; forfeit. 0