Meanings
adjectiveconfiscatory (not comparable)
- not comparableUsing confiscation.
At some point along the curve of tax rates, the rate changes qualitatively from contributory (the payer is duly pitching in) to confiscatory (the taxer is confiscating); the cutoff value between those categories depends on one's political philosophy.
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confiscatory. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/confiscatory
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“confiscatory.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/confiscatory. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “confiscatory,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/confiscatory.
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