Confiscation

noun

noun ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act or process of confiscating. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    seizure by the government wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
annexationarrogationattachmentdistresseminent domainexecution

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.

More for "confiscation"

SynonymsSentencesPronunciationTranslate

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciationBrowse writing guides

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.