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confiscate

verb
  1. 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."

Synonymsappropriate, arrogate, commandeer, expropriate, requisition, rob
adjective
  1. Confiscated; seized and appropriated by the government for public use; forfeit.

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