confiscation
/ˌkɒnfɪˈskeɪʃn/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌkɑːnfɪˈskeɪʃn/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌkän-fə-ˈskā-shən/ (ame, mw)
confiscation — 名詞
- confiscationsingular
- confiscationsplural
1. the official act of taking money or property away from someone, usually because
沒收
依法或依規把財物強制拿走
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.
守衛警告，再違規一次就會被沒收手機。
phone confiscation as a school or security penalty
Parents protested the school's confiscation of lunch boxes from younger pupils.
家長抗議學校沒收年幼學生的便當盒。
pattern: confiscation of + item
After the raid, the judge approved confiscation of the gang's cash.
突襲後，法官批准沒收那個幫派的現金。
Passport confiscation left Nadia unable to board the late ferry.
護照被沒收後，Nadia 無法搭上那班晚間渡輪。
Workers feared confiscation of their tools after the factory closed.
工人擔心工廠關閉後，他們的工具會被沒收。
- 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.