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  • adjective taken without permission or consent, especially by or as if by a public authority.

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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of confiscate.

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Examples

  • Salamey said the Hezbollah channel also focused on stories that supported the Syrian government's claim that protesters are receiving support from outside the country, broadcasting pictures of what it described as confiscated weapons that had been smuggled from Lebanon, through Jordan and even the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights.

    Hezbollah Supportive of Egyptian, Tunisian Uprisings But Not Syria's 2011

  • We'll wring our hands over how much oversight should there be for a financial system that nearly destroyed the US economy as though we are debating the best way to return a loaded gun that we just confiscated from a 5-year old.

    Howard Steven Friedman: Shift Happens...Often Howard Steven Friedman 2010

  • And it is agreed that all persons who have any interest in confiscated lands, either by debts, marriage settlements, or otherwise, shall meet with no lawful impediment in the prosecution of their just rights.

    Your History Moment: The Treaty of Paris « Third Point of Singularity 2009

  • The HSUS supports the evaluation of every animal confiscated from a fighting operation.

    Wayne Pacelle: Special Delivery: 1,800 Miles with 18 Rescued Dogs Wayne Pacelle 2010

  • We'll wring our hands over how much oversight should there be for a financial system that nearly destroyed the US economy as though we are debating the best way to return a loaded gun that we just confiscated from a 5-year old.

    Howard Steven Friedman: Shift Happens...Often Howard Steven Friedman 2010

  • We'll wring our hands over how much oversight should there be for a financial system that nearly destroyed the US economy as though we are debating the best way to return a loaded gun that we just confiscated from a 5-year old.

    Howard Steven Friedman: Shift Happens...Often Howard Steven Friedman 2010

  • Associated Press An Afghan policeman on Saturday sorts out weapons confiscated from a disbanded private security company.

    Afghanistan Disarms Security Firms Yaroslav Trofimov 2010

  • We'll wring our hands over how much oversight should there be for a financial system that nearly destroyed the US economy as though we are debating the best way to return a loaded gun that we just confiscated from a 5-year old.

    Howard Steven Friedman: Shift Happens...Often Howard Steven Friedman 2010

  • We'll wring our hands over how much oversight should there be for a financial system that nearly destroyed the US economy as though we are debating the best way to return a loaded gun that we just confiscated from a 5-year old.

    Howard Steven Friedman: Shift Happens...Often Howard Steven Friedman 2010

  • We'll wring our hands over how much oversight should there be for a financial system that nearly destroyed the US economy as though we are debating the best way to return a loaded gun that we just confiscated from a 5-year old.

    Howard Steven Friedman: Shift Happens...Often Howard Steven Friedman 2010

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