confiscation
noun[ C or U ]
uk /ˌkɒn.fɪˈskeɪ.ʃən/ us /ˌkɑːn.fəˈskeɪ.ʃən/
the act of confiscating a possession from someone (= taking it away as a punishment) or an example of this: 没收，充公
There was a record number of confiscations by customs officers last year.去年被海关没收的物品数量创下了新高。
Penalties range from 3 months to 5 years in prison and the confiscation of property.处以3个月至5年监禁并没收财产。
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The court ordered the confiscation of all his assets.
They will consider a confiscation order for drink drivers who are a menace to society.
There have been reports of confiscation of passports and large monetary demands for their return.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Taking things away from someone or somewhere
appropriate
bear away
carry someone away
carry something off
collect someone/something from somewhere
debug
drain
drain (something) away
drainage
dredge
expropriate
expropriation
relieve
remove
rob
root something/someone out
rout someone out
seize
shear
sweep
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