CONFISCATE

confiscate

Verb

  1. To use one's authority to lay claim to and separate a possession from its holder.
    In schools it is common for teachers to confiscate electronic games and other distractions.

Adjective

  1. confiscated; seized and appropriated by the government for public use; forfeit


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