noun
- the acts of officially taking away someone’s property, especially as a punishment or penalty
Usage: plural form of confiscation
Examples
- The government announced new confiscations of illegal weapons.
- Property confiscations increased after the new law took effect.
- The school policy resulted in multiple phone confiscations during class.
- Historical confiscations of land affected many families.
- Drug confiscations at the border reached record levels.
- The court ordered confiscations of assets linked to the crime.