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Discover LudwigThe phrase "Having confiscated" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate that an action of confiscation has been completed before another action takes place. Example: "Having confiscated the illegal items, the officer proceeded to file a report."
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Having confiscated his art, Parliament ordered it sold off, and another vast redistribution began.
A Jakarta police spokesman, Anton Bachrul Alam, said that while he sympathizes with the many complaints over noisy Ramadan celebrations, there was little more the police could do, having confiscated more than 3,500 pounds of firecrackers, which are illegal in Indonesia but are widely sold and used during the month.
With the police having confiscated large quantities of financial documents, it took time for the true scale of the problems to emerge.
De Iniusta states that St-Calais was brought before the king and royal court for trial on 2 November 1088, at Salisbury, the king having confiscated the bishop's lands before the trial.
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The police have confiscated their cameras.
They've confiscated the water.
"We have confiscated military equipment and ammunition," he said.
The Libyans who arrested him had confiscated it.
Mr. Hua wrote that the officers had confiscated his Bible.
The authorities have confiscated the girl's British passport.
"I am sorry to have confiscated your time," I said.
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