confiscating Sentence Examples
- The police confiscated several firearms during the raid on the suspect's home.
- Customs officials confiscated a large quantity of illegal narcotics at the airport.
- The landlord confiscated the tenant's belongings due to unpaid rent.
- The government confiscated private property without compensation, sparking widespread protests.
- The IRS confiscated bank accounts belonging to individuals suspected of tax evasion.
- The school administration confiscated the student's cell phone for violating school policy.
- The museum curator confiscated a priceless artifact that had been illegally acquired.
- The authorities confiscated the stolen jewelry and returned it to its rightful owner.
- The bookstore confiscated books that contained hate speech or inappropriate content.
- The hotel confiscated the guest's passport as collateral for unpaid charges.
confiscating Meaning
confiscating
to seize as forfeited to the public treasury, to seize without compensation as forfeited to the public treasury compare criminal forfeiture, to seize by or as if by authority, appropriated by the government, deprived of property by confiscation, to seize by or as if by public authority
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FAQs About the word confiscating
to seize as forfeited to the public treasury, to seize without compensation as forfeited to the public treasury compare criminal forfeiture, to seize by or as
attaching, seizing, sequestering, expropriating, appropriating,usurping, preempting, arrogating,commandeering, taking over
giving up, yielding, rendering, releasing, surrendering,delivering,relinquishing, ceding, turning over, forfeiting
The police confiscated several firearms during the raid on the suspect's home.
Customs officials confiscated a large quantity of illegal narcotics at the airport.
The landlord confiscated the tenant's belongings due to unpaid rent.
The government confiscated private property without compensation, sparking widespread protests.
