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Confiscating

To use one's authority to lay claim to and separate a possession from its holder.

📖 Definitions of "Confiscating"

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To use one's authority to lay claim to and separate a possession from its holder.
"In schools it is common for teachers to confiscate electronic games and other distractions."

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Word	Definition
forfeitverb	To suffer the loss of something by wrongdoing or non-compliance
impoundverb	(transitive, law) To hold in the custody of a court or its delegate.
sequesterverb	To separate from all external influence; to seclude; to withdraw.
appropriated	set aside for a specified purpose
seizeverb	(transitive) To deliberately take hold of; to grab or capture.
condemnednoun	Adjudged or sentenced to punishment, destruction, or confiscation.
lost	In an unknown location; unable to be found.
taken	(informal) In a serious romantic relationship.
attachverb	(transitive) To fasten, to join to (literally and figuratively).
forfeited	surrendered as a penalty
seizedverb	taken without permission or consent especially by public authority
taken over	taken without permission or consent especially by public authority
expropriatingverb	(transitive) To deprive a person of (their private property) for public use.
forfeitingnoun	The act by which something is forfeited or surrendered; a giving up.
seizingnoun	The act of grabbing or taking possession.
expropriateverb	(transitive) To deprive a person of (their private property) for public use.
arrestingverb	striking, gripping
forfeiturenoun	(law) The loss of forfeit property.
apprehendingverb	An act by which something is apprehended.
expropriationnoun	The act of expropriating; the surrender of a claim to private property without material compensation; the act of depriving oneself of private propriety rights.

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