noun
- a person who officially takes away someone’s property as a penalty or for legal reasons
Examples
- The customs confiscator seized the illegal goods at the border.
- As the appointed confiscator, she had to remove all assets from the bankrupt company.
- The court-appointed confiscator inventoried the criminal’s possessions.
- School officials acted as confiscators when they took away prohibited items.
- The tax confiscator arrived to seize property for unpaid debts.
- Government confiscators removed equipment from the closed factory.