confiscate


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confiscate

1. seized or confiscated; forfeit
2. having lost or been deprived of property through confiscation
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Some in Lebanon are confiscating weapons and seeking to confiscate patriotism.
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Rules to make it easier for national authorities to freeze and confiscate crooks assets across the EU were approved by Parliament on Tuesday.
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Sudan officially ceased direct press censorship in 2009 but continues to suspend and confiscate newspapers as a way of retaliation if they reported on a long list of issues considered sensitive.
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Operation Weather started on Barry Island in April, adopting a zero tolerance approach to anyone found drinking alcohol in the drinking exclusion zone PC Nick Williams said: "We have the power to confiscate and dispose of alcohol being consumed within any of the drinking exclusion zones in the Vale of Glamorgan.
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If the stewards try to confiscate anything, demand a receipt and go to collect your items after the game.
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Furthermore, the paper reported that a team of Hamas security forces raided houses on Monday night to confiscate cigarettes smuggled to the enclave.
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