[verb] take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority; "The FBI seized the drugs"; "The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment"; "The police confiscated the stolen artwork" Synonyms:impound, attach, sequester, seize
[adjective] surrendered as a penalty Synonyms:forfeit, forfeited
[adjective] taken without permission or consent especially by public authority; "the condemned land was used for a highway cloverleaf"; "the confiscated liquor was poured down the drain" Synonyms:appropriated, condemned, seized, taken over
