expropriation means seizure of private property by the government after paying compensation.

confiscation is similar as expropriation, but confiscation does not involve such payments.

Confiscation is the taking of private property for public use without compensation.

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Confiscation is the taking of private property for public use without compensation.

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Including Bribes, under the table deals, and confiscation of government property, it is probably in the range of millions of dollars.

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The loyalists faced many challenges as in:

-burning of houses

-confiscation of property

-suffered persecution