confiscation
English
Etymology
From Middle French confiscation.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun
confiscation (countable and uncountable, plural confiscations)
- The act or process of confiscating.
Translations
the act or process of confiscating an item from public use; expropriation
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French
Etymology
From Latin confiscatio.
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Noun
confiscation f (plural confiscations)
- confiscation
Related terms
- confisquer
Further reading
- “confiscation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.