confiscation
noun[CorU]
uk/ˌkɒn.fɪˈskeɪ.ʃən/us/ˌkɑːn.fəˈskeɪ.ʃən/theactofconfiscatingapossessionfrom someone(= taking it away as apunishment)or anexampleof this:
没收，充公There was arecordnumberof confiscations bycustomsofficerslastyear.去年被海关没收的物品数量创下了新高。
Penaltiesrangefrom 3monthsto 5yearsinprisonand the confiscation ofproperty.处以3个月至5年监禁并没收财产。
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confiscate
- Thecourtorderedthe confiscation of all hisassets.
- They willconsidera confiscationorderfordrinkdriverswho are amenacetosociety.
- There have beenreportsof confiscation ofpassportsandlargemonetarydemandsfortheirreturn.
Taking things away from someone or somewhere
- appropriate
- bear away
- confiscate
- creamsomething/someoneoff
- de-
- debug
- drain
- expropriation
- extractive
- get off
- impound
- infringe on/uponsomething
- relieve
- rootsomething/someoneout
- routsomeoneout
- seize
- shelf
- stripping
- suck
- sweep