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Confiscate \Con"fis*cate\ (? or ?), a. [L. confiscatus, p. p. of
confiscare to confiscate, prop., to lay up in a chest; con-
fiscus basket, purse, treasury. See {Fiscal}.]
Seized and appropriated by the government to the public use;
forfeited.
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Lest that your goods too soon be confiscate. --Shak.
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Confiscate \Con"fis*cate\ (? or ?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
{Confiscated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Confiscating}.]
To seize as forfeited to the public treasury; to appropriate
to the public use.
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It was judged that he should be banished and his whole
estate confiscated and seized. --Bacon.
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