Synonyms for confiscation
con·fis·ca·tion

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1. confiscation, arrogationnoun

   seizure by the government

   Synonyms:
   arrogation

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1. confiscationnoun

   Synonyms:
   forfeiting, condemnation to public use

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1. List of paraphrases for "confiscation":

   forfeiture, seizure, confiscated, expropriation, confiscate, forfeitures, forfeiting

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1. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani:

   The government of the Islamic Republic of Iran officially complained about America to the International Court of Justice for the confiscation and theft of two billion dollars of the property of the central bank, and demanded the condemnation of Washington's anti-Iranian action and compensation for damages.

2. Alan Gottlieb:

   This kind of below-the-radar bureaucratic gun confiscation is a growing Second Amendment and property rights violation problem, particularly in strict gun control states like California, New Jersey and Massachusetts, people can't afford to spend tens of thousands of dollars on legal fees to get back a $500 firearm.

3. Toledo Blade:

   The harassment and detention of The Blade's reporter and photographer, the confiscation of their equipment, and the brazen destruction of lawful photographs cannot be justified by a claim of military authority or by the supposed imperatives of the national security state, the Blade is pleased with this resolution of the crucial First Amendment issues at stake in this matter.

4. The NRA:

   We are very focused on 2020, our members know what's at stake from draconian gun control schemes, from gun confiscation to registration, so they will be out in force and The NRA will make sure of it.

5. Qais Abu Laila:

   This is the right time to suspend security coordination, the feeling within the Palestinian leadership is to review the entire relationship with Israel in light of the ... decision to suspend tax revenues and the continuation of land confiscation.