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confiscate
1. v. To use one's authority to lay claim to and separate a possession from its holder.
In schools it is common for teachers to confiscate electronic games and other distractions.
2. adj. (obsolete) Confiscated; seized and appropriated by the government for public use; forfeit.

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We are going to confiscate them.  He may confiscate his lands and banish him, but you he will surely hang!  After that I'm going to blow your brains out and confiscate all your property.

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