confiscating
present participle ofconfiscate
| 单词 | confiscating |
| 释义 | confiscating present participle ofconfiscate confiscate verb[T] uk/ˈkɒn.fɪ.skeɪt/us/ˈkɑːn.fə.skeɪt/to take apossessionaway from someone when you have therightto do so, usually as apunishmentand often for alimitedperiod, after which it isreturnedto theowner: MissEdwards confiscated myphone! Hispassportwas confiscated by thepolicetopreventhim fromleavingthecountry. Compare impound seize sequester Taking things away from someone or somewhere
Examplesofconfiscatingconfiscating In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Confiscatingand reading through his manuscripts, the agents decided to send him to a prison psychiatrist. From theCambridge English Corpus The army, in its punitive mission, was accused by parliamentarians from the region ofconfiscatingthousands of cattle, which were then sold in local markets. From theCambridge English Corpus At the same time, the authorities started to crack down on amateur bands, breaking up concerts andconfiscatingequipment. From theCambridge English Corpus In each case, colonial forces succeeded relatively quickly in establishing military supremacy over the chief's territory, and inconfiscatinglarge numbers of cattle belonging to the rebellious chiefdom. From theCambridge English Corpus Excluding harvesters involuntarily will be interpreted asconfiscatingprescriptive property rights, rights actually or perceived to have been acquired by active engagement in the fishery for a number of years. From theCambridge English Corpus That is the equivalent ofconfiscatingfrom pension funds and other tax-free funds more than the windfall tax each and every year. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We are actively helping regional and international efforts aimed at interdicting drug smuggling, pursuing drug traffickers andconfiscatingtheir assets. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That is no reason forconfiscatinga large part of the future development value of land which is already in the hands of the universities. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 You areconfiscatingthis property; you are taking it without giving any compensation in return. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 How does that justify you inconfiscatingthe whole of the funds, and trying to get the whole of them for these ancillary purposes? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That is a very different thing fromconfiscatingthe property. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 To define slots as national assets when government policy has constrained the infrastructure is tantamount toconfiscatingairlines' business and would be utterly wrong. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The first deals with a new night offence while the other clarifies the law onconfiscatingnoise-making equipment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The penalties for offences can rightly be severe and includeconfiscatingvehicles. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There is also the possibility ofconfiscatingthe car in cases of extreme excess levels. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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