confiscation
/ˌkɒnfɪˈskeɪʃn/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌkɑːnfɪˈskeɪʃn/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌkän-fə-ˈskā-shən/ (ame, mw)
confiscation — noun
- confiscationsingular
- confiscationsplural
1. the official act of taking money or property away from someone, usually because
the official act of taking money or property away from someone, usually because they have broken a rule or law
The guard warned that phone confiscation would follow another rule violation.
phone confiscation as a school or security penalty
Parents protested the school's confiscation of lunch boxes from younger pupils.
pattern: confiscation of + item
After the raid, the judge approved confiscation of the gang's cash.
Passport confiscation left Nadia unable to board the late ferry.
Workers feared confiscation of their tools after the factory closed.
- seizure
broader and more official, often used by police or other authorities
- forfeiture
stresses losing property because of a legal penalty or broken condition
- impoundment
usually used for vehicles, animals, or items held by an authority
- return
focuses on giving the taken property back to its owner
文法句型
confiscation of [item/property]
order the confiscation of [property]
用法筆記
Most common in legal, school-discipline, and official-report contexts. It often appears in the pattern "confiscation of + item" rather than as a simple everyday noun.