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confiscate

[kon-fuh-skeyt, kuhn-fis-kit] / ˈkɒn fəˌskeɪt, kənˈfɪs kɪt /


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When that happens, there can be relatively little left to confiscate.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

The monitors also tried to confiscate four power banks and chargers.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

At this point, the most responsible thing Attorney General Pam Bondi could do is confiscate the department’s television remotes and log everyone out of their social media accounts.

From Salon • Feb. 6, 2026

Maine currently has a “yellow flag” law that gives authorities a way to confiscate guns from a person who’s dangerous or suicidal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 2, 2025

Would he confiscate or destroy the book that had taught Harry so much...the book that had become a kind of guide and friend?

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling




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