Confiscation - Wikipedia
WEBConfiscation (from the Latin confiscatio "to consign to the fiscus, i.e. transfer to the treasury") is a legal form of seizure by a government or other public authority. The word is also used, popularly, of spoliation under legal forms, or of any seizure of property as punishment or in enforcement of the law.
CONFISCATION Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com
WEBConfiscation definition: the act, as a penalty, of seizing or appropriating something for public use or for ownership by the state. See examples of CONFISCATION used in a sentence.
CONFISCATION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
WEBthe act of confiscating a possession from someone (= taking it away as a punishment) or an example of this: There was a record number of confiscations by customs officers …
Confiscate Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
WEB1. : to seize as forfeited to the public treasury. 2. : to seize by or as if by authority. confiscation. ˌkän-fə-ˈskā-shən. noun. confiscator. ˈkän-fə-ˌskā-tər. noun. confiscatory.
Confiscation | Property Rights, Civil Liberties & Government …
WEBconfiscation, in property law, act of appropriating private property for state or sovereign use. Confiscation as an incident of state power can be traced back to the Roman Empire and earlier; it has existed in some form in most countries around the world. It was most often predicated on the doing.
Confiscation legal definition of confiscation
WEBconfiscation. The act by which the estate, goods or chattels of a person who has been guilty of some crime, or who is a public enemy, is declared to be forfeited for the benefit of the public treasury.
CONFISCATION definition | Cambridge English Dictionary
WEBthe act of confiscating a possession from someone (= taking it away as a punishment) or an example of this: There was a record number of confiscations by customs officers …
confiscation noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage …
WEBconfiscation. the act of officially taking something away from somebody, especially as a punishment. If found guilty of this crime they face heavy fines, confiscation of goods and even imprisonment. Definition of confiscation noun …
Confiscation Acts | Civil War, Slavery, Union | Britannica
WEBConfiscation Acts, (1861–64), in U.S. history, series of laws passed by the federal government during the American Civil War that were designed to liberate slaves in the seceded states.
CONFISCATE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com
WEBverb (used with object) , con·fis·cat·ed, con·fis·cat·ing. to seize as forfeited to the public domain; appropriate, by way of penalty, for public use. to seize by or as if by authority; appropriate summarily: The border guards confiscated our movie cameras. adjective. seized or appropriated, as for public use. confiscate. / ˈkɒnfɪˌskeɪt / verb.
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