Confiscated
/kənˈfɪskeɪtɪd/
Definitions
- (adj.) Property that has been seized by legal authority, often by the government, due to violation of law or forfeiture.
The police displayed the confiscated goods as evidence.
- (v. (past tense)) Past tense of confiscate, meaning to have taken property by legal authority.
The authorities confiscated the illegal items during the raid.
Forms
- confiscate
- confiscates
- confiscating
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Commentary
As an adjective, 'confiscated' describes the status of property taken by legal authority; as a past tense verb form, it refers to the act of having seized property legally.
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