confiscating

Meanings

• Verb

  Seizing and taking away (someone else's property) by authority or law.

  - "The police confiscated the illegal drugs from the suspect's home."
  - "The customs officials confiscated the smuggled goods."

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Synonyms

appropriate , arrogate , commandeer , expropriate , requisition , rob , steal , usurp

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with confiscating
consecrate , congrate , contemplate , consolate

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Variants

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confiscate , confiscated , confiscates , confiscating , confiscation , confiscations , confiscator , confiscators , confiscatory

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Etymology

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From the Latin confiscare ‘deprive of, take away’, from com- ‘together’ + fiscus ‘public treasury’.

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Trivia

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1. Confiscating is a common practice in law enforcement and customs to prevent illegal activities.

2. The term 'confiscation' comes from the Latin word 'fiscus', which means 'public treasury'.

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Related Concepts

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1. Seizure: The act of taking possession of someone else's property, usually by legal authority.

2. Expropriation: The taking of private property for public use, often with compensation.

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Culture

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In literature, confiscating is often used in the context of law enforcement or military actions. It can also be used metaphorically to describe taking away something valuable, such as a privilege or freedom.

How to Memorize "confiscating"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize the police confiscating illegal items during a raid.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'confiscating' with 'taking away' or 'seizing'.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Cops Take Stuff' to remember the meaning of 'confiscating'.

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