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Money is time made tangible - the time invested in the earning of it. Taxation is the confiscation of the earner's time. Although some taxation is necessary, all taxation diminishes freedom.
George Will

Meaning of "confiscation" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CONFISCATION

confiscation  [ˌkɒnfɪˈskeɪʃ ən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CONFISCATION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Confiscation is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CONFISCATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Confiscation

Confiscation, from the Latin confiscatio 'joining to the fiscus, i.e. transfer to the treasury' is a legal seizure by a government or other public authority. The word is also used, popularly, of spoliation under legal forms, or of any seizure of property as punishment or in enforcement of the law.

Definition of confiscation in the English dictionary

The definition of confiscation in the dictionary is the seizure, esp for public use and esp by way of a penalty.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CONFISCATION


commodification
kəˌmɒdɪfɪˈkeɪʃ ən
conduplication
kɒnˌdjuːplɪˈkeɪʃ ən
contraindication
ˌkɒntrəɪndɪˈkeɪʃ ən
cremation
krɪˈmeɪʃ ən
declassification
diːˌklæsəfɪˈkeɪʃ ən
defecation
ˌdɛfəˈkeɪʃ ən
detoxification
diːˌtɒksɪfɪˈkeɪʃ ən
disembarkation
ˌdɪsɛmbɑːˈkeɪʃ ən
dissemination
dɪˌsɛmɪˈneɪʃ ən
domestication
dəˌmɛstɪˈkeɪʃ ən
electrification
ɪˌlɛktrɪfɪˈkeɪʃ ən
embarkation
ˌɛmbɑːˈkeɪʃ ən
eradication
ɪˌrædɪˈkeɪʃ ən
escalation
ˌɛskəˈleɪʃ ən
evacuation
ɪˌvækjʊˈeɪʃ ən
evaporation
ɪˌvæpəˈreɪʃ ən
exploitation
ˌɛksplɔɪˈteɪʃ ən
fabrication
ˌfæbrɪˈkeɪʃ ən
falsification
ˌfɔːlsɪfɪˈkeɪʃ ən
fascination
ˌfæsɪˈneɪʃ ən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CONFISCATION

confirmatory
confirmed
confirmed credit
confirmed letter of credit
confirmedly
confirmee
confirmer
confirmings
confirmor
confiscable
confiscatable
confiscate
confiscator
confiscatory
confiserie
confiseur
confit
Confiteor
confiture
confix

WORDS THAT END LIKE CONFISCATION

accreditation
action
administration
animation
application
association
certification
citation
combination
communication
confirmation
conversation
corporation
creation
decoration
destination
documentation
duration
education
evaluation
excitation

Synonyms and antonyms of confiscation in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «CONFISCATION»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «confiscation» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of confiscation

Translation of «confiscation» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CONFISCATION

Find out the translation of confiscation to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of confiscation from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «confiscation» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

没收
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

confiscación
570 millions of speakers

English

confiscation
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जब्ती
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مصادرة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

конфискация
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

confisco
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উপগ্রহণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

confiscation
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Rampasan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Beschlagnahmung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

没収
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

몰수
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Penyitaan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tịch thu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பறிமுதல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जप्ती
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

haciz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

confisca
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

konfiskata
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

конфіскація
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

confiscare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δήμευση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

konfiskering
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

förverkande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

inndragning
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of confiscation

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CONFISCATION»

The term «confiscation» is quite widely used and occupies the 49.589 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CONFISCATION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about confiscation

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4 QUOTES WITH «CONFISCATION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word confiscation.
1
Dinesh D'Souza
Obama remains frozen in his father's time machine. His anti-colonialism is the anti-colonialism of Africa in the 1950s: state confiscation of land, confiscatory taxation, and so on. My anti-colonialism is the anti-colonialism of India in the 21st century.
2
Alan Greenspan
In the absence of the gold standard, there is no way to protect savings from confiscation through inflation. There is no safe store of value.
3
Zebulon Pike
Strict justice would demand total confiscation of your property, personal imprisonment and fines.
4
George Will
Money is time made tangible - the time invested in the earning of it. Taxation is the confiscation of the earner's time. Although some taxation is necessary, all taxation diminishes freedom.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CONFISCATION»

Discover the use of confiscation in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to confiscation and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Money Laundering Law: Forfeiture, Confiscation, Civil ...
This book examines critically the history, theory and practice of all these developments, culminating in the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, which marks another step in the move towards greater concentration both on the financial aspects of ...
Peter Alldridge, 2003
2
Confiscation Law Handbook
This book is useful for those giving advice at trial stage on the future impact of confiscation proceedings.
Ruth Barber, Adrian Eissa, 2011
3
The Civil War Confiscation Acts: Failing to Reconstruct the ...
This is an account of two significant laws passed during the US Civil War, The Confiscation Acts (1861-62).
John Syrett, 2005
4
From Property to Person: Slavery and the Confiscation Acts, ...
In From Property to Person, Silvana R. Siddali traces the resulting discourse among northern voters, politicians, military leaders, and President Lincoln, elucidating how emancipation ultimately became an essential political cause in the ...
Silvana R. Siddali, 2005
5
Misuse of Drugs: Offences, Confiscation and Money Laundering
Focusing on the laws of drug misuse and trafficking, this book covers offences as well as evidence, sentencing and confiscation orders.
Rudi Fortson, 2005
6
The Limits of Sovereignty: Property Confiscation in the ...
Civil. War. Confiscation. in. the. Reconstruction. Supreme. Court. Attention to the treatment of confiscation in the federal courts, particularly the Supreme Court, after the Civil War reveals a much longer, richer life span for confiscation than ...
Daniel W. Hamilton, 2010
7
The Confiscation of American Prosperity: From Right-Wing ...
This book argues that the right-wing revolution in the United States has created deepening inequality and will lead to economic catastrophe.
Michael Perelman, 2012
8
Money Laundering and the Proceeds of Crime: Economic Crime ...
application of penalties.63 The central question was whether a confiscation order amounted to a criminal penalty. The UK sought to justify the order by relying on the remedial character embedded in confiscation's central purposes: the removal  ...
Mary Michelle Gallant, 2005
9
Church robbers and reformers in Germany, 1525-1547: ...
This is a study of the religious controversy that broke out with Martin Luther, from the vantage of church property. The controversy eventually produced a Holy Roman Empire of two churches. This is not an economic history.
Christopher Ocker, 2006
10
Speech of Hon William Allen of Ohio on confiscation & ...
ndopt measures for conciliation with the South, "sneerod at their complaints twtil tho time for conciliation bad gone. Hut what I have to say in regard to tho proposed measures of emancipation is, that □when they are adopted they will confirm ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CONFISCATION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term confiscation is used in the context of the following news items.
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Rendlesham luxury car conman jailed for failing to repay nearly £55k
Following his Ipswich Crown Court conviction he was ordered to pay back £84,648 to victims through a confiscation order granted under the ... «East Anglian Daily Times, Jul 15»
2
The former boss of GMP's sports and social club escapes jail after …
However, a confiscation order was made which means he must pay back £10,264 within three months or face six months behind bars. «Manchester Evening News, Jul 15»
3
John Henry Sayers paid back £214000 following police …
In a court hearing in 2014, a confiscation order was granted ordering the 51-year-old to pay back £250,000 of his tax scam. He paid back ... «ChronicleLive, Jul 15»
4
More than 1000 weapons seized at Bristol courts
In comparison, there were 13 attempts to conceal knife blades longer than three inches in to crown court, alongside the confiscation of three ... «Bristol Post, Jul 15»
5
Dallas high school bike team's trailer in police custody
Members of the Dallas High School Composite Team were returning from a competition in Comfort when a traffic stop led to the confiscation of ... «Dallas Morning News, Jul 15»
6
What you can't bring to Pan Am Games venues
They are subject to confiscation: Firearms; Knives, pepper spray and noxious substances (kirpans excepted); Projectiles; Martial arts equipment ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
7
Newspaper Review: Dailies Highlight Israel's Land Confiscation
Al-Quds and al-Ayyam said that, according to Israeli human rights group Peace Now, Nir Barakat, Mayor of Jerusalem, ordered the confiscation ... «WAFA - Palestine News Agency, Jul 15»
8
Cuban confiscation still stings
Her father died in 1973 from poor health that Lamb attributed to the confiscation. She was 15 at the time. “After my father passed away, my ... «Daily Commercial, Jul 15»
9
Customs announces 62 confiscation operations
Manama, July 2BNA): Customs President, Shaikh Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Khalifa today announced the Customs Affairs has been issuing ... «Bahrain News Agency, Jul 15»
10
Corruption, Drug Trafficking and Other Serious Crimes (Confiscation
The Corruption, Drug Trafficking and Other Serious Crimes (Confiscation of Benefits) Act (the “CDSA”) has been amended with effect from 3 ... «Lexology, Jul 15»

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