ARROGATION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Seizure by the government

Synonyms:

arrogation; confiscation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("arrogation" is a kind of...):

seizure (the taking possession of something by legal process)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "arrogation"):

expropriation (taking out of an owner's hands (especially taking property by public authority))

Derivation:

arrogate (seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession)