κατάσχω — meaning in English
katascho
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English meaning
- confiscate verb To officially take away someone's property, often as a punishment or under legal authority.
- detain verb To officially hold someone, preventing them from leaving.
- distress noun Serious pain, suffering, or worry, especially of an urgent kind.
Senses
κατάσχω is used for these senses in English:
- confiscate (transitive) To use one's authority to lay claim to and separate a possession from its holder.
- detain (transitive) To seize goods for official purposes.
- distress (legal) To retain someone’s property against the payment of a debt; to distrain.
detain — full definition
- verb To officially hold someone, preventing them from leaving.
- verb To delay someone or keep them from moving on.
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