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decomisar — 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.
  • seize verb To deliberately take hold of; to grab or capture.

Senses

decomisar 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.
  • seize (transitive) To take possession of (by force, law etc.).

seize — full definition

  1. verb To deliberately take hold of; to grab or capture.
  2. verb To take advantage of (an opportunity or circumstance).
  3. verb To take possession of (by force, law etc.).
  4. verb To have a sudden and powerful effect upon.

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