Confiscation
noun
noun ·4 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act or process of confiscating. countable, uncountable
- 2 seizure by the government wordnet
Example
More examples"When you demonize the indigenous people of some land, people from other countries would not question the occupation of their land or even their extermination. Brand them as "savage" or "terrorists", and nobody would question the confiscation of their land."
Etymology
From Latin cōnfiscātiō. By surface analysis, confiscate + -ion.