Confiscations
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- (n.) Plural of confiscation; the act of seizing property by authority, often as a penalty or for public use.
The government carried out confiscations of illegal goods at the border.
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As a plural form, 'confiscations' is used primarily to refer collectively to multiple instances of authorized property seizure.
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