confiscate
English Thesaurus
1. take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority (verb.possession)
| hypernym | : | take, |
| definition | : | take into one's possession (verb.possession) |
| hyponym | : | condemn, |
| definition | : | appropriate (property) for public use (verb.possession) |
| hyponym | : | garnish, garnishee, |
| definition | : | take a debtor's wages on legal orders, such as for child support (verb.possession) |
| hyponym | : | distrain, |
| definition | : | confiscate by distress (verb.possession) |
| verb group | : | sequester, |
| definition | : | requisition forcibly, as of enemy property (verb.possession) |
2. surrendered as a penalty (adj.all)
| similar | : | lost, |
| definition | : | not gained or won (adj.all) |
3. take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority (verb.possession)
| derivation | : | seizure, |
| definition | : | the taking possession of something by legal process (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | requisition, sequestration, |
| definition | : | seizing property that belongs to someone else and holding it until profits pay the demand for which it was seized (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | attachment, |
| definition | : | a writ authorizing the seizure of property that may be needed for the payment of a judgment in a judicial proceeding (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | seizure, |
| definition | : | the taking possession of something by legal process (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | requisition, sequestration, |
| definition | : | seizing property that belongs to someone else and holding it until profits pay the demand for which it was seized (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | attachment, |
| definition | : | a writ authorizing the seizure of property that may be needed for the payment of a judgment in a judicial proceeding (noun.communication) |
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