Sentence examples for the confiscating from inspiring English sources
verb
To use one's authority to lay claim to and separate a possession from its holder.
- In schools it is common for teachers to confiscate electronic games and other distractions.
The government has also banned the confiscating of trainees' passports.
These orders can include the confiscating of passports.
The National Rifle Association's political fund has praised Mr. Manchin for taking various steps to protect gun owners, like signing a law prohibiting the confiscating of guns during a state of emergency while he was governor of West Virginia.
This allows police to keep the confiscated goods themselves.
Images of the confiscated cars traveled the world over, demonstrating the long arm of the law.
Parliament reversed the attainder in 1695 and restored the confiscated estates to the family heirs.
After the hearing, Mr. Macarius questioned whether the confiscated cellphone belonged to Mr. Khan.
The confiscated porn, a Reuters report said, was "modern, electronically recorded video" and "fairly extensive".
The money came partly from the sale of the confiscated property of convicted heretics.
There was little sympathy today in response to the tweets regarding the confiscated honey.
The prosecutor estimated the total value of all the confiscated businesses at €250m (£204m).
