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In law, the act of seizing property without compensation and submitting it to the public treasury. Illegal items such as narcotics or firearms, or profits from the sale of illegal items, may be confiscated by the police. Additionally, government action (e.g., zoning or rate setting) that reduces the value of property to an owner so as to make it nearly worthless has been held to constitute confiscation. See also eminent domain, search and seizure.

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noun

    The act of taking quick and forcible possession of: expropriation, seizure. See give/take/reciprocity.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: seizure by the government
  Synonym: arrogation

 
 
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