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confisquer

to confiscate

verb kohn-fees-KEH Rare
People & Society Government

Origin: from Latin confiscare, 'to seize for the treasury'

Usage Note

confisquer implies seizure by an authority — a teacher confiscating a phone or officials seizing property. The noun form is la confiscation. It is a formal-register verb; in casual speech one might say prendre instead.

Examples

"Le professeur a confisqué son téléphone."

Natural Translation

The teacher confiscated his phone.

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