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confiscar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • confiscate verb To officially take away someone's property, often as a punishment or under legal authority.

Senses

confiscar 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.
  • take away To remove something, either material or abstract, so that a person no longer has it.

Related Portuguese words