To have something in one's possession taken away. Usually by an authority, either as a punishment or for safety purposes.
Typically the item(s) being taken away is in some way prohibited or contraband.
For example: The teacher confiscated the student's cookies as they were made with peanuts.
= the above student's cookies were unsafe in the school (many children have severe peanut allergies) and were therefore taken away.
2006-09-25 07:33:14
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answered by Anonymous
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Confiscate Definition
2016-10-04 01:35:51
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answered by ? 4
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The word is "confiscated". To confiscate means to take away. A parent confiscates a toy from a child, or a police officer confiscates items from a suspected citizen.
2006-09-25 06:17:38
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answered by ca_christopher1965 2
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2016-04-06 00:56:54
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answered by Anonymous
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I think you mean "confiscated".
It means "stealing", but there's usually has some color of authority to justify it -- like the I.R.S. confiscating a third of your wages through income taxes.
2006-09-25 06:44:23
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answered by Anonymous
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No, you received an email from Mrs. Susan Amson silly.
2016-03-20 05:15:36
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answered by Anonymous
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it means taken away
2006-09-25 05:45:08
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answered by J-Far 6
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if u misspell ,
and it's confiscated ,
then meaning is ,
to take something away from ..... as a punishment.
2006-09-25 06:00:10
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answered by Pinki 3
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con‧fis‧cate /ˈkɒnfəˌskeɪt, kənˈfɪskeɪt/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[kon-fuh-skeyt, kuhn-fis-keyt] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation verb, -cat‧ed, -cat‧ing, adjective
–verb (used with object) 1. to seize as forfeited to the public domain; appropriate, by way of penalty, for public use.
2. to seize by or as if by authority; appropriate summarily: The border guards confiscated our movie cameras.
–adjective 3. seized.
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[Origin: 1525–35; < L confiscātus (ptp. of confiscāre to seize for the public treasury), equiv. to con- con- + fisc(us) basket, moneybag, public treasury (see fiscal) + -ātus -ate1]
—Related forms
con‧fis‧cat‧a‧ble, adjective
con‧fis‧ca‧tion, noun
con‧fis‧ca‧tor, noun
you can use dictionary.com for looking up words. I find it handy.
2006-09-25 05:50:39
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answered by QuietOne 1
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it means taken away...
2006-09-25 13:53:41
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answered by kathy 2
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