confiscation
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle French confiscation.
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun edit
confiscation (countable and uncountable, plural confiscations)
- The act or process of confiscating.
Translations edit
the act or process of confiscating an item from public use; expropriation
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French edit
Etymology edit
From Latin cōnfiscātiōnem.
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file)
Noun edit
confiscation f (plural confiscations)
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “confiscation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.