Definitions
surrendered as a penalty
Word origin
Borrowed from Latin cōnfiscātus, the perfect passive participle of Latin cōnfiscō (“to seize for the public treasury (fiscus)”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
Used in a sentence
“In schools, it is common for teachers to confiscate electronic games and other distractions.”
“We doe confiscate (Towards the satisfying of your accounts) All that you haue.”
“Why, your cavalier is a rebel—an exile, whose property is confiscated, and for whose neck the gibbet stands prepared!”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Seize officially”10 letters
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