Meanings
nounconfiscation (countable and uncountable, plural confiscations)
plural confiscations
- countableuncountableThe act or process of confiscating.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Latincōnfiscātiō
- Englishconfiscation
From Latin cōnfiscātiō. By surface analysis, confiscate + -ion.
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic مُصَادَرَة, اِسْتِيلَاء
- مُصَادَرَة (muṣādara)the act or process of confiscating an item from public use; expropriation
- اِسْتِيلَاء (istīlāʔ)the act or process of confiscating an item from public use; expropriation
Bulgarian конфиска́ция
- конфиска́ция (konfiskácija)the act or process of confiscating an item from public use; expropriation
Catalan confiscació
- confiscacióthe act or process of confiscating an item from public use; expropriation
Chinese Mandarin 沒收 /没收, 充公
- 沒收 /没收 (mòshōu)the act or process of confiscating an item from public use; expropriation
- 充公 (chōnggōng)the act or process of confiscating an item from public use; expropriation
Czech konfiskace
- konfiskacethe act or process of confiscating an item from public use; expropriation
Danish konfiskation, konfiskering
- konfiskationthe act or process of confiscating an item from public use; expropriation
- konfiskeringthe act or process of confiscating an item from public use; expropriation
Dutch confiscatie, verbeurdverklaring
- confiscatiethe act or process of confiscating an item from public use; expropriation
- verbeurdverklaringthe act or process of confiscating an item from public use; expropriation
Esperanto konfisko
- konfiskothe act or process of confiscating an item from public use; expropriation
Finnish takavarikko
- takavarikkothe act or process of confiscating an item from public use; expropriation
French confiscation
- confiscationthe act or process of confiscating an item from public use; expropriation
German Konfiszierung, Konfiskation
- Konfiszierungthe act or process of confiscating an item from public use; expropriation
- Konfiskationthe act or process of confiscating an item from public use; expropriation
Greek κατάσχεση
- κατάσχεση (katáschesi)the act or process of confiscating an item from public use; expropriation
Hungarian elkobzás
- elkobzásthe act or process of confiscating an item from public use; expropriation
Italian confisca
- confiscathe act or process of confiscating an item from public use; expropriation
Japanese 没収
- 没収 (bosshū)the act or process of confiscating an item from public use; expropriation
Korean 몰수
- 몰수 (molsu)the act or process of confiscating an item from public use; expropriation
Latin pūblicātiō
- pūblicātiōthe act or process of confiscating an item from public use; expropriation
Polish konfiskata
- konfiskatathe act or process of confiscating an item from public use; expropriation
Portuguese confisco, confiscação
- confiscothe act or process of confiscating an item from public use; expropriation
- confiscaçãothe act or process of confiscating an item from public use; expropriation
Russian конфиска́ция, реквизи́ция
- конфиска́ция (konfiskácija)the act or process of confiscating an item from public use; expropriation
- реквизи́ция (rekvizícija)the act or process of confiscating an item from public use; expropriation
Spanish confiscación, comiso
- confiscaciónthe act or process of confiscating an item from public use; expropriation
- comisothe act or process of confiscating an item from public use; expropriation
- decomisothe act or process of confiscating an item from public use; expropriation
Swedish konfiskering
- konfiskeringthe act or process of confiscating an item from public use; expropriation
Tamil பறிமுதல்
- பறிமுதல் (paṟimutal)the act or process of confiscating an item from public use; expropriation
Turkish el koymak, haciz
- el koymakthe act or process of confiscating an item from public use; expropriation
- hacizthe act or process of confiscating an item from public use; expropriation
- müsaderethe act or process of confiscating an item from public use; expropriation
Ukrainian конфіска́ція
- конфіска́ція (konfiskácija)the act or process of confiscating an item from public use; expropriation
Welsh siêd
- siêdthe act or process of confiscating an item from public use; expropriation
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with confiscation
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All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
confiscation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/confiscation
MLA
“confiscation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/confiscation. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “confiscation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/confiscation.
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