Sentence examples for it's confiscation from inspiring English sources

"It's confiscation of private property and the threat of jail, and that's not the American way," said Philip Alpers, a gun violence researcher at the University of Sydney.

Using it in class just invites confiscation, and if it's confiscated, you can't guarantee that your teacher will treat it with the same care you would.

That's confiscation, not taxation -- and their rationale seems to be that these depositors had a really, really good interest rate.

During its humble beginnings, the main task of the People's Commissariat of Finance were: confiscation of property, robbery and requisition; printing and creating money; and taxation.

There was confiscation of property".

One of the punishments meted out to disloyal allies after the Second Punic War was confiscation of all or part of their territories.

In India, smugglers risk a jail term of up to seven years, although such a penalty is rare and the main deterrent is confiscation of the gold.

Another origin was confiscation for welfare reasons, with over 11,000 dogs and cats admitted in this way.

"Otherwise, it's fines and confiscation".

"It's ripe for confiscation of personal private property".

The earlier version said Curtis Warren faces trial this week in Jersey; it is a confiscation enforcement hearing, not a trial.