confiscation
English
editEtymology
editFrom Middle French confiscation.
Pronunciation
edit- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun
editconfiscation (countable and uncountable, plural confiscations)
- The act or process of confiscating.
Derived terms
editTranslations
editthe act or process of confiscating an item from public use; expropriation
|
French
editEtymology
editFrom Latin cōnfiscātiōnem.
Pronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Noun
editconfiscation f (plural confiscations)
Related terms
editFurther reading
edit- “confiscation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.