CONFISCATION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Seizure by the government

Synonyms:

arrogation; confiscation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

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

seizure (the taking possession of something by legal process)

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

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

Derivation:

confiscate (take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority)