ALL meanings of confiscation
con·fis·cate
C c - noun confiscation The action of taking or seizing someone's property with authority; seizure. 1
- noun confiscation removal of sth as punishment 1
- noun confiscation seizure of property for government use 1
- verb with object confiscation to seize as forfeited to the public domain; appropriate, by way of penalty, for public use. 1
- verb with object confiscation to seize by or as if by authority; appropriate summarily: The border guards confiscated our movie cameras. 1
- adjective confiscation seized or appropriated, as for public use. 1
- noun confiscation The act or process of confiscating. 0