confiscate
US: /ˈkɑnfəˌskeɪt/
UK: /kˈɒnfɪskˌeɪt/
UK: /kˈɒnfɪskˌeɪt/
English Vietnamese dictionary
confiscate /'kɔnfiskeit/
- ngoại động từ
- tịch thu, sung công
Advanced English dictionary
+ verb
[VN] to officially take sth away from sb, especially as a punishment: Their land was confiscated after the war. + The teacher threatened to confiscate their Yo Yos if they kept playing in class.
confiscation noun [U, C]: If found guilty of this crime they face heavy fines, confiscation of goods and even imprisonment.
Thesaurus dictionary
v.
appropriate, seize, impound, sequester, sequestrate, expropriate, take (away), commandeer:
The police confiscated my car to use as evidence.
Concise English dictionary
confiscates|confiscated|confiscating'kɒnfɪskeɪt
verb
+take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority
adj.
+surrendered as a penalty
+taken without permission or consent especially by public authority
