Thesaurus results for CONFISCATION

confiscation

noun

Definition of confiscation

as in expropriation

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Recent Examples of confiscation Iran has issued a series of warnings that any vessels that violate its arrangements for transiting the ⁠Strait of Hormuz could face fines, detention, or even confiscation. — Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026 Capital Flight Begins At Home Capital flight usually evokes money leaving a country ahead of devaluation, confiscation, or political disorder. — Dave Birnbaum, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 Use strong-arm tactics, such as the confiscation of old ballots, to intimidate officials and possibly serve as a dress rehearsal for federal muscle-flexing in future elections. — James Robenalt, Vanity Fair, 27 July 2026 Establishing a National Claims Commission to resolve confiscation claims from the post-1959 nationalizations, compensating former owners through bonds while protecting people who later acquired the same properties legally. — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026 The ruling ordered confiscation of financial assets and further investigations into the proceeds are ongoing. — Adam Leventhal, New York Times, 21 July 2026 The order threatens violators with confiscation, destruction of their devices and punishment (which are not specified). — Fatima Faizi, NPR, 10 July 2026 No individual or corporation may, by becoming sufficiently mistrusted by public opinion or a few public officials, be subjected in court to a wholesale confiscation of its assets beyond what the law permits. — David B McGarry, Oc Register, 8 July 2026 Drone operators who enter restricted airspace without approval can face fines of up to $100,000, along with criminal charges and confiscation of their drones, the FBI said. — Reuters, NBC news, 7 July 2026

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Noun

Major oil companies remain wary after past expropriations and weak legal protections.

— Tibisay Zea, Christian Science Monitor, 31 Aug. 2026
Production later climbed above 3 million barrels a day before decades of neglect, corruption, expropriations, economic collapse and US sanctions sent output plunging.

— Fabiola Zerpa, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of expropriation

Noun

With his property the subject of the annexation item and Minneola Mayor Pam Serviss forced to recuse herself due to a conflict of interest, only three council members voted on the item and approved it for annexation by 2-1 vote.

— James Wilkins, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026
The United Nations and most of the international community consider the territory occupied Syrian land and do not recognize Israel’s annexation of it.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of annexation

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Several entities — including insurance companies and vehicle repossession agencies — can mount such cameras or access the networks.

— Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 July 2026
Freedom Debt Relief helps with credit card debt, medical debt, most personal loans, some private student loans, as well as collections or repossessions.

— Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 21 July 2026

Definition of repossession

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According to a report from LASD released Tuesday, no arrests were made during the search and seizure and the investigation into the Arcadia business is ongoing.

— Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2026
The staff immediately gave her magnesium sulfate to prevent her from having seizures.

— Megha Satyanarayana, Scientific American, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of seizure

Noun

Initial violations can result in a $250 fine, and subsequent violations can result in a $500 fine and impoundment.

— Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026
Police say the crackdown will include citations and vehicle impoundments for adults caught trespassing on construction sites.

— Gino Vicci, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of impoundment

Noun

Wasserman Schultz’s decision to run in the historically Black 20th Congressional District was selfish and opportunistic carpetbagging, a devastating usurpation of power from Black Floridians.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026
The attempt of any of the parts to exercise it is usurpation.

— Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026

Definition of usurpation

Noun

Licata and Fort Worth ISD’s Board of Managers implemented the Elevate model for the district’s most struggling campuses shortly after they were appointed to their jobs by the Texas Education Agency as part of its takeover of the district.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Aug. 2026
Those conversations were spearheaded by headline events including the fatal stabbing of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska on the light rail in South End and teen takeovers.

— Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of takeover

Noun

The dispute is how to represent those distinctions without crediting routine carbon circulation as additional sequestration.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026
With part of the pipeline's path blocked in South Dakota, Summit is seeking to reroute it to a sequestration site in Wyoming instead of North Dakota, as originally planned.

— Cami Koons, Iowa Capital Dispatch, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of sequestration

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