confiscated
Officially taken possession
Confiscated describes something seized by authority—typically by government, police, or officials acting under legal power.
Contraband gets confiscated at borders; a teacher confiscates a student's phone.
The past tense of confiscate: Police confiscated the weapons.
As an adjective: the confiscated goods were destroyed.
Took for one's use
- expropriatedTaken by authority
- commandeeredSeized for official use
- impoundedSeized by legal authority
- requisitionedFormally demanded for use
taken · captured · snatched · grabbed · removed · detained · claimed · collected
Prohibited trade goods
- seizureForcible taking or convulsion
- warrantFormal authorization document
- forfeitureLoss due to breach
- impoundSeize by authority
evidence · customs · prosecution · court · judgment · injunction · subpoena · defendant
Owned items of value
- belongingsThings you possess
- possessionsThings one owns
- goodsThings for sale
- contrabandProhibited trade goods
valuables · weapons · drugs · documents · vehicle · estate · merchandise · inventory
Authority over a state
- regimeSystem of governance
- stateCondition or mode
- policeCivil law enforcement
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
enforcement · officials · agents · crackdown · raid · checkpoint · border · inspection
Restoring what was lost
- reclaimTake back possession
- restoreReturn to earlier state
- repatriationFormal return to homeland
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
compensation · reimbursement · redemption · appeal · release · return · retrieved · repossession
appropriated
Took for one's use
- expropriatedTaken by authority
- commandeeredSeized for official use
- impoundedSeized by legal authority
requisitioned · taken · captured · snatched · grabbed · removed · detained · claimed · collected · dispossessed
contraband
Prohibited trade goods
- seizureForcible taking or convulsion
- warrantFormal authorization document
- forfeitureLoss due to breach
impound · evidence · customs · prosecution · court · judgment · injunction · subpoena · defendant · plaintiff
assets
Owned items of value
- belongingsThings you possess
- possessionsThings one owns
- goodsThings for sale
contraband · valuables · weapons · drugs · documents · vehicle · estate · merchandise · inventory · cargo
government
Authority over a state
customs · enforcement · officials · agents · crackdown · raid · checkpoint · border · inspection · sanctions
restitution
Restoring what was lost
- reclaimTake back possession
- restoreReturn to earlier state
- repatriationFormal return to homeland
recovery · compensation · reimbursement · redemption · appeal · release · return · retrieved · repossession · reinstatement
- possessionowned, acquired, possessed, kept, retained
- swept awayoverwhelmed, carried away, overcome, washed away, engulfed
confiscatedreturned
Went back again
restored · gave · handed over · surrendered · bestowed
confiscatedprotected
Kept from harm
safeguarded · preserved · restituted · returned · restored
- phone confiscationTemporary taking of mobile
- confiscated itemsGoods legally taken away
- passport confiscationTaking someone's travel papers
- property confiscationLegal seizure of belongings
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