confiscation
gb/kˌɑnfəskˈeɪʃən/ us/kˌɑnfəskˈeɪʃən/
C1
Inglese
elkobzás
SOSTANTIVO
C1
FORMAL
1
elkobzás
C1
Schema d'uso:
confiscation of [something]; [something] confiscation
The airport warned passengers that prohibited items were subject to confiscation.
A repülőtér figyelmeztette az utasokat, hogy a tiltott tárgyakat elkobozhatják.
The court ordered the confiscation of assets bought with money from the fraud.
A bíróság elrendelte a csalásból származó pénzből vásárolt vagyontárgyak elkobzását.
Parents complained that the school's phone confiscation policy was too strict.
Esempi per chi studia
The teacher's confiscation of phones upset the students.
Az, hogy a tanár elkobozta a telefonokat, felháborította a diákokat.
The police announced the confiscation of several illegal weapons.
A rendőrség bejelentette több illegális fegyver elkobzását.
Errore comune:
Do not confuse confiscation with stealing; confiscation is done by an authority, often under a rule or law.
Significato
official taking of property
Collocazioni
confiscation of property
|confiscation of assets
|court-ordered confiscation
|temporary confiscation
|permanent confiscation
|land confiscation
|phone confiscation
|weapons confiscation
|drug confiscation
|vehicle confiscation
Sinonimi
seizure (often legal or official; broader, and can also mean other things such as a medical event)
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forfeiture (a legal loss of property, especially as punishment or because of wrongdoing)
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impounding (usually refers to taking and holding vehicles, animals, or goods officially)
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taking (more general and less formal; does not necessarily imply legal authority)
Contrari
return (the act of giving confiscated property back to its owner)
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restitution (formal or legal return of property, or compensation for it)
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release (allowing held or seized property to be given back or made available)
Temi
law
|crime
|government
|property
|rules
Definizione
the act of officially taking something away from someone
The official taking away of someone's property, goods, or possessions by a government, police, school, or other authority, usually as a penalty or because they are illegal or not allowed.
Grammatica
Forma base
confiscation
IPA
GB/kˌɑnfəskˈeɪʃən/
US/kˌɑnfəskˈeɪʃən/
Sillabe e accento
con - fis - ca - tion (4 sillabe)
Stress on 3rd syllable (ca)
Forme flesse
Noun
- Base: confiscation
- Plural: confiscation, confiscations
Espressioni
asset confiscation
1/ˈæsˌɛt kˌɑnfəskˈeɪʃən/
fixed phrase
legal
official taking of assets
the legal taking of someone's money or property, often because it came from crime
Esempi
- The new law expanded asset confiscation powers for organized crime cases.
- Human rights groups argued that asset confiscation should require strong evidence.
- The investigation led to arrests and asset confiscation proceedings.
Esempi per chi studia
- Asset confiscation can include money and houses.
- The police used asset confiscation laws after the drug case.
confiscation order
1/kˌɑnfəskˈeɪʃən ˈɔɹdɚ/
fixed phrase
legal
court order to seize assets
a legal order that lets the government take someone's money or property
Esempi
- Prosecutors applied for a confiscation order to recover the profits from the scheme.
- The judge imposed a confiscation order worth nearly two million pounds.
- He failed to pay the amount required under the confiscation order.
Esempi per chi studia
- The court made a confiscation order.
- A confiscation order can take money gained from crime.
confiscation without compensation
1/kˌɑnfəskˈeɪʃən wɪðˈaʊt kˌɑmpənsˈeɪʃən/
fixed phrase
formal
taking property without payment
when the government takes property and does not pay the owner
Esempi
- Opponents described the proposal as confiscation without compensation.
- The court said the measure amounted to confiscation without compensation.
- Land reform debates often focus on whether confiscation without compensation should be allowed.
Esempi per chi studia
- They feared confiscation without compensation.
- The law allowed confiscation without compensation in some cases.
subject to confiscation
1/sˈʌbd͡ʒɪkt tə kˌɑnfəskˈeɪʃən/
fixed phrase
formal
able to be taken officially
can be officially taken away if it breaks a rule or law
Esempi
- Any liquids over the limit are subject to confiscation at the security checkpoint.
- Unauthorized recording devices found in the exam room are subject to confiscation.
- Goods brought into the country illegally may be subject to confiscation.
Esempi per chi studia
- Knives are subject to confiscation at the airport.
- Food from outside is subject to confiscation.