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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries没収する
Native Script:日本語
Pronunciation / Transliteration: bōshū suru
"税関職員は密輸品を没収した。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To take or seize someone's property with authority, usually as a punishment or by legal right.
"The border guards had to confiscate the illegal items found in the luggage." - 2
To take possession of something by official authority.
"The teacher decided to confiscate the mobile phones ringing during the exam."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin verb confiscare, formed from com- ('together') plus fiscus ('basket, imperial treasury'). Initially used in the 16th century to describe the seizure of private property by the public treasury, the term evolved to encompass any authoritative taking or appropriation of goods.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Confiscate" is said worldwide
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confisquer
Transliteration: kɔ̃.fi.ske
"La police a décidé de confisquer les faux documents."
konfiszieren
Transliteration: kɔnfɪˈtsiːʁən
"Der Zollbeamte wird die geschmuggelten Waren konfiszieren."
confiscare
Transliteration: kon.fiˈska.re
"Le autorità hanno deciso di confiscare i beni illeciti."
confiscar
Transliteration: kom.fisˈkaɾ
"El juez ordenó confiscar todos los activos de la empresa."
confiscar
Transliteration: kõ.fisˈkaɾ
"A alfândega tem o poder de confiscar produtos proibidos."
जब्त करना
Transliteration: jabt karnā
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"पुलिस ने अवैध हथियारों को जब्त कर लिया।"
没收
Transliteration: mòshōu
Script: 中文汉字
"海关官员有权没收违禁品。"
몰수하다
Transliteration: molsuhada
Script: 한국어 한글
"정부는 불법 자금을 몰수하기로 결정했다."
没収する
Transliteration: bōshū suru
Script: 日本語
"税関職員は密輸品を没収した。"
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