verb
- taking someone’s property away as a penalty or because it is illegal
Usage: present participle of confiscate
Examples
- The teacher is confiscating phones during the exam.
- Police are confiscating illegal weapons from the raid.
- Customs officials were confiscating undeclared goods at the border.
- The principal spent the morning confiscating contraband items.
- They’re confiscating assets from the convicted criminal.
- Security guards are confiscating prohibited items at the entrance.