confiscated property

collocation in English

meaningsofconfiscateandproperty

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confiscate
verb[T]
uk
/ˈkɒn.fɪ.skeɪt/us
/ˈkɑːn.fə.skeɪt/
to take a possession away from someone when you have the right to do so, usually as a punishment and often for a limited period, after which it is returned to ...
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property
noun
uk
/ˈprɒp.ə.ti/us
/ˈprɑː.pɚ.t̬i/
an object or objects that belong ...
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(Definition ofconfiscateandpropertyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Then with regard toconfiscatedproperty.
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Out of thatconfiscatedpropertyit proposes to make a certain amount of money by royalties.
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It would be mainly discharged by the restoration ofconfiscatedproperty.
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Let them discuss debts andconfiscatedpropertyand the question of propaganda.
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I care not whether other nations haveconfiscatedpropertyor have not.
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Theirconfiscatedpropertywas also returned.
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He used the money to purchase moreconfiscatedproperty.
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Restitution, that is, the return ofconfiscatedpropertyand the protection of private property, is one element of this.
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In the former case, if the bottle is subsequently found to contain lemon squash, the officer could be liable because he hasconfiscatedpropertyunnecessarily.
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Secondly, they say that they are prepared to pursue negotiations with the owners of theconfiscatedpropertyby giving them concessions.
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There is no doubt that they have it in their power to do so with forced labour, prison labour andconfiscatedproperty.
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Moreover, there are remarkably few people who will buyconfiscatedpropertywhich they cannot remove, and which is therefore liable to be confiscated again.
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His previouslyconfiscatedpropertyand the initial 2,000 ducats which he had been fined were returned.
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In addition, they were given monthly allowances and theirconfiscatedpropertywas returned.
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All of her family members were freed, reinstated in their ranks and given theirconfiscatedproperty.
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The king, the council concurred, could bestow thisconfiscatedpropertyon anyone he wished, the church obviously not excluded.
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At home, he took charge of his family's financial affairs; in 1343, he was able to retake possession of his father'sconfiscatedproperty.
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Deportees started returning in large numbers creating difficulties for local communists deportees would petition for return of theirconfiscatedproperty, were generally considered unreliable and required special surveillance.
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The tax for the year in question, and the next would be suspended, and the increase in rate reduced, while allconfiscatedpropertywould be returned.
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Moreover, if a conquering powerconfiscatedpropertyin the territory it seized, the incentive to produce of the local population would be sapped and the conquered area be rendered worthless.
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