🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

Beni confiscati

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈbɛ.ni kon.fiˈska.ti

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Forfeited Assets/ˈfɔːr.fɪ.tɪd ˈæs.ets/
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"I beni confiscati alla mafia sono stati convertiti in centri sociali."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    Property, money, or valuables confiscated by law enforcement or government agencies because they were derived from or used in criminal enterprises.

    "The government announced that the forfeited assets from the corruption scandal would be redirected into public education funds."
  2. 2

    Valuables or holdings surrendered as a penalty for breaking a legal contract, agreement, or bond.

    "The company's forfeited assets were auctioned off to satisfy the claims of unpaid creditors."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term combines 'forfeited', derived from the Old French 'forfet' (crime, misdemeanor, or penalty) via Medieval Latin 'forisfactum', and 'assets', derived from the Old French 'assez' (enough, sufficient), originating from Latin 'ad satis'. Historically rooted in legal terminology pertaining to property seized by authorities due to illegal activities or breach of conditions.

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🇫🇷French → English

Avoir confisqués

Transliteration: avwar kɔ̃.fis.ke

Script: Avoirs confisqués

"Les avoirs confisqués seront redistribués aux victimes."

🇩🇪German → English

Eingezogene Vermögenswerte

Transliteration: ˈaɪnɡətsɔɡənə fɛɐ̯ˈmøːɡənsˌvɛɐ̯tə

"Die eingezogenen Vermögenswerte wurden öffentlich versteigert."

🇮🇹Italian → English

Beni confiscati

Transliteration: ˈbɛ.ni kon.fiˈska.ti

"I beni confiscati alla mafia sono stati convertiti in centri sociali."

🇪🇸Spanish → English

Bienes incautados

Transliteration: ˈbje.nes iŋ.kawˈta.ðos

"El tribunal ordenó la subasta de los bienes incautados."

🇵🇹Portuguese → English

Ativos confisco

Transliteration: aˈti.vus kõfˈis.kɐdu

Script: Ativos confiscados

"Os ativos confiscados foram revertidos para o estado."

🇮🇳Hindi → English

ज़ब्त की गई संपत्ति

Transliteration: zabt ki gayi sampatti

"सरकार ने अपराधियों की ज़ब्त की गई संपत्ति को नीलाम कर दिया।"

🇨🇳Chinese → English

没收资产

Transliteration: mòshōu zīchǎn

"法院下令对犯罪分子的没收资产进行处理。"

🇰🇷Korean → English

몰수된 자산

Transliteration: molsudoen jasan

"정부는 부패로 얻은 몰수된 자산을 압류했습니다."

🇯🇵Japanese → English

没収資産

Transliteration: bōshū shisan

"没収資産の管理は国家機関によって行われます。"

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