| 单词 | confiscatory |
| 释义 | confiscatory adjective uk/kənˈfɪskətəri/us/kənˈfɪskətɔri/used todescribetheactof something being taken away from someone by agovernment, etc.: Compulsorysavings- whichstaywith you - are a lot less confiscatory thantaxation. the confiscatorypowerof thestate Examplesofconfiscatoryconfiscatory Aconfiscatorytax on benefits above the guaranteed level can be absorbed into the state-contingent tax shown in equation (6). From theCambridge English Corpus Its maximum value, = 1, is theconfiscatoryrate. From theCambridge English Corpus Indeed, with aconfiscatorytax, investors realize that their portfolio decisions are irrelevant. From theCambridge English Corpus For comparability, this section considers the extreme case in which the government uses aconfiscatorytax to take away all assets in excess of the guaranteed benefit level. From theCambridge English Corpus There is nothing novel, there is nothing outrageous, there is nothingconfiscatoryabout the principle of such taxation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In its essentials there is nothingconfiscatoryin this proposal. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is important to understand that the values of the transactions are not theconfiscatoryvalues that are enshrined in existing legislation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Due to theconfiscatorynature of death duties in earlier times, the state acquired all the benefits of the land, but none of the liabilities. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Presumably because they, like us, believe thatconfiscatorytaxes are counter-produc-tive and easily evaded. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We have now reached in this country a state of taxation which is absolutelyconfiscatory. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Our difficulty with this amendment is that, by insisting on the private sector, one hasconfiscatorylegislation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There has been wild talk in this debate ofconfiscatorylegislation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I believe that this in itself is part of what is becoming penal taxation and, on the small man, almostconfiscatoryin its consequences. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The rates have been shown to beconfiscatoryas more and more people outside have begun to understand the full impact of the tax. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It has aconfiscatoryeffect; on debts of all kinds. 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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